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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 124, Issue 39, Pages 11764-11770Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja026274z
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A hybrid molecular simulation approach has been applied to investigate dynamic adhesion and friction between a chemical force microscope (CFM) tip and a substrate, both modified by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) with hydrophobic methyl (CH3) or hydrophilic hydroxyl (OH) terminal groups. The method combines a dynamic model for the CFM tip-cantilever system and a molecular dynamics (MD) relaxation technique for SAMS on Au(111) at room temperature. The hybrid simulation method allows one to simulate force-distance curves (or adhesion) and friction loops (or friction coefficient) in the CFM on the experimental time scale for the first time. The simulation results also provide valuable molecular information at the interface that is not accessible in CFM experiments, such as the actual tip position with respect to the cantilever support position, molecular and hydrogen-bonding structures at the interface, and load distributions among different molecular chains (or single-molecule forces). Results show that the adhesion force and friction coefficient for the OH/OH contact pair are much larger than those for the CH3/CH3 pair due to the formation of hydrogen bonds. During the retraction of a CFM tip from a surface, the CFM tip is away from the sample surface slightly while the spring undergoes dramatic elongation in the normal direction before rupture occurs. Single-molecule forces are distributed unevenly at the contact area. Surface energies calculated for functionalized surfaces compare well with those determined by experiments.
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