Nanoscale Friction Mechanisms at Solid–Liquid Interfaces1. Issue 25 (10th May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Balzer, Bizan N.; Gallei, Markus; Hauf, Moritz V.; Stallhofer, Markus; Wiegleb, Lorenz; Holleitner, Alexander; Rehahn, Matthias; Hugel, Thorsten
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 52:Issue 25(2013)
• Page Start: 6541
• Page End: 6544
• Publication Date: 2013-05-10
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301255
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

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