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Friction anisotropy: A unique and intrinsic property of decagonal quasicrystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Jeong Young Park ,
D.F. Ogletree ,
M. Salmeron ,
C.J. Jenks ,
P.A. Thiel ,
J. Brenner  and
J.M. Dubois
Jeong Young Park
Affiliation:
Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
D.F. Ogletree
Affiliation:
Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
M. Salmeron*
Affiliation:
Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
C.J. Jenks
Affiliation:
Ames Laboratory & Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
P.A. Thiel
Affiliation:
Ames Laboratory & Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
J. Brenner
Affiliation:
Austrian Centre of Competence for Tribology Research GmbH, A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria; and Austrian Research Centre-Seibersdorf Research GmbH, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
J.M. Dubois
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Science et Génie des Matériaux et de Métallurgie (LSG2M), Institut Jean Lamour [FR2797 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL)-Université Henri Poincaré (UHP)], Nancy-Université Ecole des Mines, Parc de Saurupt, F-54042 Nancy cedex, France
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We show that friction anisotropy is an intrinsic property of the atomic structure of Al–Ni–Co decagonal quasicrystals and not only of clean and well-ordered surfaces that can be prepared in vacuum [J.Y. Park et al., Science309, 1354 (2005)]. Friction anisotropy is manifested in both nanometer-size contacts obtained with sharp atomic force microscope tips and macroscopic contacts produced in pin-on-disk tribometers. We show that the friction anisotropy, which is not observed when an amorphous oxide film covers the surface, is recovered when the film is removed due to wear. Equally important is the loss of the friction anisotropy when the quasicrystalline order is destroyed due to cumulative wear. These results reveal the intimate connection between the mechanical properties of these materials and their peculiar atomic structure.

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QuasicrystalTribologyScanning-probe microscopy (SPM)
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , May 2008 , pp. 1488 - 1493
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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