Phys. Rev. B 57, 3785 (1998) - Load dependence of the frictional-force microscopy image pattern of the graphite surface

Load dependence of the frictional-force microscopy image pattern of the graphite surface

Naruo Sasaki, Masaru Tsukada, Satoru Fujisawa, Yasuhiro Sugawara, Seizo Morita, and Katsuyoshi Kobayashi

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3785 – Published 15 February 1998

Abstract

We find a remarkable transition of the frictional-force microscopy image pattern of a graphite surface depending on the load. This transition is observed in both simulations and experiments. Based on the Tomlinson mechanism, the image transition can be explained as the change of the size and shape of the stable region of the cantilever basal position.

Received 19 May 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.3785

©1998 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Naruo Sasaki^* and Masaru Tsukada

Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

Satoru Fujisawa

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, 1-2 Namiki, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaragi 305, Japan

Yasuhiro Sugawara and Seizo Morita

Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadagaoka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565, Japan

Katsuyoshi Kobayashi

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112, Japan

^*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Fax: +81-3-3814-9717. Electronic address: naru@cms.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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Vol. 57, Iss. 7 — 15 February 1998

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