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First-Principles Atomic-Scale Study of Superlow Friction

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Fundamentals of Friction and Wear

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  1. Department of Physics, Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey

    S. Ciraci & O. Gulseren

  2. Center of Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS) and Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37830, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

    S. Dag

  3. NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MA, USA

    T. Yildirim

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Ciraci, S., Dag, S., Gulseren, O., Yildirim, T. (2007). First-Principles Atomic-Scale Study of Superlow Friction. In: Gnecco, E., Meyer, E. (eds) Fundamentals of Friction and Wear. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36807-6_11

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