The size of the mechanical contact between nanoscale bodies that are pressed together
under load has implications for adhesion, friction, and electrical and thermal transport at …

▪ Abstract The review highlights the state-of-the-art research regarding the application of
modern in situ spectroscopic, microscopic, and electrochemical techniques to improve the …

This paper presents atomistic simulations of contact formation, indentation, subsequent
pulling, and contact failure between a tungsten tip and a tungsten substrate. Different …

The DL_POLY package provides a set of classical molecular dynamics programs that have
application over a wide range of atomic and molecular systems. Written for parallel …

The mechanical characteristics of magnesium oxide (MgO) based on nanoindentation are
studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The effects of indenting speed and …

This paper utilizes molecular-dynamics simulations to investigate the mechanical
characteristics of a suspended (10, 10) single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) during …

The nanoscale contacts, which play a key role in nanotechnology and micro-/
nanoelectromechanical systems, are fundamentally important for a wide range of problems …

This article attempts to connect macroscopic observations of particle adhesion with the
known interatomic forces which bind particulate interfaces together by studying contact …

The existing theoretical descriptions of continuum surface adhesions, such as the JKR
(Johnson–Kendall–Roberts) model, have been very useful for the interpretation of particle …

Contacts between a clean sodium chloride pyramidal shaped asperity and a plane NaCl
surface have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. For small contacts, a …