Contact time dependence of adhesion force at silica/silica interface on AFM: Influence of relative humidity and contact history

T Lai, M Chen, Y Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In the micro-nano adhesion force study, discrepancies in contact time dependence require
clarification. Adhesion forces between hydrophobic silica cantilevers and partially …

Contact time dependence of adhesion force studied at low, moderate, and high relative humidities on AFM: Influence of surface hydrophilicity

T Lai, Y Zhang, T Zhu - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Contact time dependence of adhesion force remains insufficiently comprehended and
demands further clarification. Adhesion forces between cantilevers and various substrates …

Different evolution behaviors of adhesion force with relative humidity at silica/silica and silica/graphene interfaces studied using atomic force microscopy

T Lai, T Zhu, Y Chen, M Guo - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The influence of relative humidity (RH) on adhesion forces demands clarification. Adhesion
forces at silica/silica and silica/graphene interfaces were measured on an atomic force …

Material-related contact time dependence of adhesion force revealed by an AFM cantilever in a humid environment

T Lai, Y Chen, J Sun, M Guo - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Contact time dependence of adhesion force in the literature is conflicting and needed to be
clarified. The adhesion forces between silicon cantilevers and samples with different …

Probing friction and adhesion of individual nanoplastic particles

S Zimmermann, JL Mead… - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanoplastic particles (NPs) are ubiquitously present in the environment and their potentially
harmful effects on ecological systems remain largely unknown. Owing to their minute spatial …

[HTML][HTML] The nucleation, growth, and adhesion of water bridges in sliding nano-contacts

F Cassin, R Hahury, T Lançon, S Franklin… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We provide experimental observations of the nucleation and growth of water capillary
bridges in nanometer gaps between a laterally moving atomic force microscope probe and a …

Nonmonotonic dependence of adhesion between liquid aluminum and silicon surface on the temperature of the surface

Z Liu, Z Rui, Y Huang, X Lv, J Zhuo, S Ding… - Physica …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, the effect of temperature on the adhesion properties between liquid aluminum
(Al) and solid silicon (Si) in the presence and absence of vacancy defects is elucidated …

Relative humidity is not a direct factor to influence adhesion force between two silica surfaces

T Lai, J Sun, Y Chen - The Journal of Adhesion, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The dependence of adhesion force on relative humidity (RH) is ambiguous and demands
clarification. The adhesion force behaviors between two silica surfaces were investigated …

Shielding effect of hydrophobic graphene on contact time dependence of adhesion force and instability with repeated contacts at silica/silica interface

T Lai, M Guo, Y Chen, T Zhu - The Journal of Adhesion, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Contact time dependence of adhesion force demands clarification. Under a humid condition,
with some tipless silica cantilevers, adhesion forces on silica and silica-based graphene …

Influence of lateral movement on level behavior of adhesion force measured repeatedly by an atomic force microscope (AFM) colloid probe in dry conditions

P Li, T Lai - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
An atomic force microscope (AFM) was operated to repeatedly measure the adhesion forces
between a polystyrene colloid probe and a gold film, with and without lateral movement in …