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Frictional-force microscopy images of graphite are calculated by a numerical simulation using an atomistic model comprised of a tip connected to a cantilever and a substrate surface. We find a remarkable change of the FFM image pattern depending on the cantilever stiffness. This image change is interpreted based on the two-dimensional ratcheting motion of the tip atom, and a fundamental process of atomic-scale friction is clarified.
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Sasaki, N., Tsukada, M., Kobayashi, K. (1997). Theoretical Simulation of Atomic-Scale Friction Image of Graphite in FFM. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Micro/Nanotribology and Its Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 330. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5646-2_26
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