Anisotropic surface coupling while sliding on dolomite and calcite crystals

High-resolution friction force microscopy has been performed on the (104) surfaces of dolomite and calcite in deionized water. The two rows of oxygen atoms alternating in a zigzag way on top of both surfaces are resolved with similar contrast while scanning along the [421] direction. Along the [010]...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Pina Martínez, Carlos Manuel, Miranda, Rodolfo, Gnecco, Enrico
Format: article
Publication Date:2012
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/42843
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42843
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:548
Dolomite
Calcite
Cristalografía (Geología)
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Summary:High-resolution friction force microscopy has been performed on the (104) surfaces of dolomite and calcite in deionized water. The two rows of oxygen atoms alternating in a zigzag way on top of both surfaces are resolved with similar contrast while scanning along the [421] direction. Along the [010] direction, only one row is resolved, provided that the normal loading is large enough. The direction-dependent interaction between the probing tip and surface atoms is explained by numeric calculations based on the Prandtl-Tomlinson model.