Superlubricity and frictional anisotropy

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Materials Science, Tip Motion, Surface Characterization +14

CVI.<i>A molecular theory of friction</i>

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Nanotribology, Engineering, Physics +8

Dynamic Properties of Molecularly Thin Liquid Films

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Engineering, Wetting, Simple Liquid +16

Surface effects in adhesion, friction, wear and lubrication

D. Tabor · Tribology International · 1981 · 497 citations

Materials Science, Surface Effects, Engineering +6

Interatomic Forces in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Giant Corrugations of the Graphite Surface

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Engineering, Microscopy, Tunneling Microscopy +20