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Observation of kinks and antikinks in colloidal monolayers driven across ordered surfaces

Observation of kinks and antikinks in colloidal monolayers driven across ordered surfaces The frictional properties of a two-dimensional colloidal crystal reveal that excitations known as kinks and antikinks form when the crystal is dragged along a solid surface. This phenomenon, which was predicted previously but never observed, demonstrates the potential of using colloidal crystals to study frictional properties that are otherwise difficult to characterize. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Materials Springer Journals

Observation of kinks and antikinks in colloidal monolayers driven across ordered surfaces

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Nature Publishing Group
Subject
Materials Science; Materials Science, general; Optical and Electronic Materials; Biomaterials; Nanotechnology; Condensed Matter Physics
ISSN
1476-1122
eISSN
1476-4660
DOI
10.1038/nmat3204
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Abstract

The frictional properties of a two-dimensional colloidal crystal reveal that excitations known as kinks and antikinks form when the crystal is dragged along a solid surface. This phenomenon, which was predicted previously but never observed, demonstrates the potential of using colloidal crystals to study frictional properties that are otherwise difficult to characterize.

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Nature MaterialsSpringer Journals

Published: Dec 18, 2011

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