2006/08/31 by A. Awasthi, Shaun C. Hendy, S. C. Hendy +2 · 2 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions #Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research #Ion-surface interactions and analysis #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.97.186103
published as Phys Rev Lett 97 186103 (2006) · 7 pages, 6 figures
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We simulate the collision of atomic clusters with a weakly attractive surface using molecular dynamics in a regime between soft landing and fragmentation, where the cluster undergoes large deformation but remains intact. As a function of incident kinetic energy, we find a transition from adhesion to reflection at low kinetic energies. We also identify a second adhesive regime at intermediate kinetic energies, where strong deformation of the cluster leads to an increase in contact area and adhesive energy.