Single-asperity sliding friction across the superconducting phase transition
Wen Wang, Dirk Dietzel, André Schirmeisen
Abstract
with a power law in agreement with Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory. While current point contact friction models usually neglect such friction contributions, our study shows that electronic and phononic friction contributions can be of equal size.
Topics & Concepts
DissipationSuperconductivityAsperity (geotechnical engineering)Nanoscopic scaleMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsPhase transitionPhase (matter)NanotechnologyComposite materialPhysicsThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsSuperconducting Materials and Applications