On Nanobuckling of Monomolecular Layers Adhering to a Substrate
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Applied Mechanics
- Vol. 66 (1) , 51-54
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2789168
Abstract
It is shown that the first buckling mode corresponding to the lowest buckling force of a plane monomolecular layer glued to a substrate may not be smooth. The resulting saw-like configuration of neighboring molecules leads to corrugation on a molecular level and we name such a phenomenon nanobuckling. A criterion governing this smooth—not smooth transition is derived. The model presented may also describe surface instability of a perfect crystal due to contraction.Keywords
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