We examine the dynamics of a single colloidal particle driven through a colloidal lattice
which can distort in response to the driven particle. We find a remarkably rich variety of …

We study the nonlinear driven response and sliding friction behavior of the phase-field-
crystal (PFC) model with pinning including both thermal fluctuations and inertial effects. The …

Using Langevin dynamics simulations, we investigate the influence of polymer-pore
interactions on the dynamics of biopolymer translocation through nanopores. We find that an …

It has been known for centuries that a body in contact with a substrate will start to slide when
the lateral force exceeds the static friction force. Yet the microscopic mechanisms ruling the …

The reciprocating sliding of a smooth silicon ball versus a flat silicon sample revealed
significant differences in the friction behavior between pairs of hydrophilic and hydrophobic …

We study numerically the phase diagram and the response under a driving force of the
phase field crystal model for pinned lattice systems introduced recently for both one-and two …

For collectively interacting repulsive colloids driven on triangular substrates, we show that a
number of distinct dynamical regimes arise as a function of the drive strength. Additionally …

We have used quartz crystal microbalance to study the sliding friction of atomically thin Kr
films adsorbed on gold. We have observed sharp pinning transitions separating a low …

Locked-to-sliding phase transition has been studied in the driven two-dimensional Frenkel-
Kontorova model with the square symmetric substrate potential. It is found that as the driving …

We study the response of an adsorbed monolayer on a disordered substrate under a driving
force using Brownian molecular-dynamics simulation. We find that the sharp longitudinal …