Nanofriction and motion of topological defects in self-organized ion Coulomb crystals

We study nanofriction in an ion Coulomb crystal under the presence of a topological defect. We have previously observed signatures of the pinning to sliding transition i.e. the symmetry breaking at the critical point and the existence of a vibrational soft mode. Here we discuss how they depend on th...

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Main Authors: J Kiethe, R Nigmatullin, T Schmirander, D Kalincev, T E Mehlstäubler
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Serier:New Journal of Physics
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Online adgang:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaf3d5