ADHESION IN ATOMIC-SCALE METAL CONTACTS

被引:15
作者
DURIG, U [1 ]
ZUGER, O [1 ]
WANG, LC [1 ]
KREUZER, HJ [1 ]
机构
[1] DALHOUSIE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,HALIFAX B3H 3J5,NS,CANADA
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1993年 / 23卷 / 02期
关键词
METAL-TO-METAL CONTACTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS (RELATED TO MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURE); OTHER SEMIEMPIRICAL CALCULATIONS (HUCKEL; GENERALIZED HUCKEL; PPP METHODS; ETC);
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/23/2/012
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The adhesion interaction of an Ir tip with Ir and Al surfaces has been investigated using the scanning tunneling microscope. Qualitative differences in the adhesion characteristics have been observed. A cluster model based on effective pair potentials has been set up to understand adhesion in atomic-scale contacts. The model calculation provides a semi-quantitative explanation of the experimental data. In particular, it is shown that subtle differences of the atomic-interaction potentials have a significant effect on the contact mechanics.
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页码:147 / 152
页数:6
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