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Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 206102 (2006) [4 pages]

Crystal Bridge Formation Marks the Transition to Rigidity in a Thin Lubrication Film

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A. Jabbarzadeh,¹ Peter Harrowell,² and R. I. Tanner¹
¹School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
²School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia

Received 22 February 2006; published 26 May 2006

Wereport that the rheological transition in a thin lubrication filmof dodecane from bulk to high viscosity states as thethickness is decreased is the result of a novel structuraltransition. Using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations we find that theinitial increase in viscosity as the film thins is dueto the formation of isolated crystalline bridges between the surfaces.As the thickness decreases further, these bridges increase in numberand organize themselves into a tetratic order in the planeof the surface. We show that this ordered state meltsat a temperature of 350 K.

©2006 The American Physical Society

URL:	http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.206102
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.206102
PACS:	68.35.Af; 81.40.Pq 68.35.Af Atomic scale friction (solid surfaces/interfaces) 81.40.Pq Friction, lubrication, and wear YEAR: 2006
KEYWORDS:	liquid films, shear modulus, viscosity, organic compounds, rheology

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