Publications

 

 

[116] R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, C. Bernini, L. Repetto, A. Silva, and A. Vanossi,

"Probing superlubricity of layered Van der Waals contact junctions by Colloidal Probe Atomic Force Microscopy", (invited chapter)

to appear in “Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale” (E. Gnecco & E. Meyer Eds., Springer, 2024).

 

[115] J. Wang, A. Khosravi, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti

"Colloquium: Sliding and pinning in structurally lubric 2D material interfaces", (review article)

Rev. Mod. Phys. 96, 011002 (2024).

 

[114] G.H. Spasov, R. Rossi, A. Vanossi, C. Cottini, and A. Benassi,

"A critical analysis of the CFD-DEM simulation of pharmaceutical aerosols deposition in upper intra-thoracic airways: considerations on air flow", 

Comput. Biol. Med.170, 107948 (2024)

 

[113] J. Wang, A. Khosravi, A. Silva, M. Fabrizio, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Bending stiffness collapse, buckling, topological bands of freestanding twisted bilayer graphene",

Phys. Rev. B 108, L081407 (2023).

 

[112] M.M. Gianetti, R. Guerra, A. Vanossi, M. Urbakh, and N. Manini,

"Electric-field frictional effects in confined zwitterionic molecules",

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 1903 (2023).

 

[111] R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, C. Bernini, L. Repetto, A. Silva, and A. Vanossi,

"Dissipation Mechanisms and Superlubricity in Solid Lubrication by Wet-Transferred Solution-Processed Graphene Flakes: Implications for Micro Electromechanical Devices",

ACS Applied Nano Materials 6, 11443 (2023).

 

[110] A. Mescola, A. Silva, A. Khosravi, A. Vanossi, E. Tosatti, S. Valeri, and G. Paolicelli,

"Anisotropic rheology and friction of suspended graphene",

Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 054007 (2023).

 

[109] E. Panizon, A. Silva, X. Cao, J. Wang, C. Bechinger, A. Vanossi, E. Tosatti, and N. Manini,

"Frictionless nanohighways on crystalline surfaces", 

Nanoscale 15, 1299 (2023).

 

[108] G.H. Spasov, R. Rossi, A. Vanossi, C. Cottini, and A. Benassi,

"A critical analysis of the CFD-DEM simulation of pharmaceutical aerosols deposition in extra-torachcic airways", 

Int. J. Pharm. 629, 122331 (2022).

 

[107] R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, C. Bernini, L. Repetto, and A. Vanossi,

"Sliding friction and superlubricity of colloidal AFM probes coated by tribo-induced graphitic transfer layers",

Langmuir 38, 12570 (2022).

 

[106] X. Cao, A. Silva, E. Panizon, A. Vanossi, N. Manini, E. Tosatti, and C. Bechinger,

"Moiré-pattern evolution couples rotational and translational friction at crystalline interfaces",

Phys. Rev. X 12, 021059 (2022).

 

[105] A. Khosravi, A Lainé, A. Vanossi, J. Wang, A. Siria, and E. Tosatti,

"Understanding the rheology of nanocontacts",

Nature Communications 13, 2428 (2022).

 

[104] A. Silva, E. Tosatti, and A. Vanossi,

"Critical Peeling of Tethered Nanoribbons",

Nanoscale 14, 6384 (2022).

 

[103] M.M. Gianetti, R. Guerra, A. Vanossi, M. Urbakh, and N. Manini,

"Thermal Friction Enhancement in Zwitterionic Monolayers",

J. Phys. Chem. C 126, 2797 (2022).

 

[102] R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, C. Bernini, L. Repetto, and A Vanossi,

"Graphite superlubricity enabled by triboinduced nanocontacts",

Carbon 184, 875 (2021).

 

[101] A. Lainé, A. Vanossi, A. Nigues, E. Tosatti, and A. Siria,

"Amplitude nanofriction spectroscopy",

Nanoscale 13, 1955 (2021).

 

[100] X. Cao, E. Panizon, A. Vanossi, N. Manini, E. Tosatti, and C. Bechinger,

"Pervasive orientational and directional locking at geometrically heterogeneous sliding interfaces",

Phys. Rev. E 103, 012606 (2021).

 

[99] A. Vanossi, C. Bechinger, and M. Urbakh,

"Structural lubricity in soft and hard matter systems",

Nature Communications 11, 4657 (2020).

 

[98] X. Cao, E. Panizon, A. Vanossi, N. Manini, E. Tosatti, and C. Bechinger,

"Pile-up transmission and reflection of topological defects at grain boundaries in colloidal crystals",

Nature Communications 11, 3079 (2020).

 

[97] L. Gigli, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Modeling nanoribbon peeling",

Nanoscale 11, 17396 (2019).

 

[96] X. Cao, E. Panizon, A. Vanossi, N. Manini, and C. Bechinger,

"Orientational and directional locking of colloidal clusters driven across periodic surfaces",

Nature Physics 15, 776 (2019).

 

[95] L. Gigli, S. Kawai, R. Guerra, N. Manini, R. Pawlak, X. Feng, K. Müllen, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel, E. Tosatti, E. Meyer, and A. Vanossi,

"Detachment dynamics of graphene nanoribbons on gold ",

ACS Nano 13, 689 (2019).

 

[94] E. Gnecco, S. Perkin, A. Vanossi, and E. Meyer,

"Nanotribology",

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 9, 2330 (2018).

 

[93] A. Vanossi, D. Dietzel, A. Schirmeisen, E. Meyer, R. Pawlak, T. Glatzel, M. Kisiel, S. Kawai, and N. Manini,

"Recent highlights in nanoscale and mesoscale friction", (review article)

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 9, 1995 (2018).

 

[92] D. Mandelli, R. Guerra, W. Ouyang, M. Urbakh, and A. Vanossi,

"Static friction boost in edge-driven incommensurate contacts",

Phys. Rev. Mater 2, 046001 (2018).

 

[91] T. Brazda, A. Silva, N. Manini, A. Vanossi, R. Guerra, E. Tosatti, and C. Bechinger,

"Experimental observation of the Aubry transition in two-dimensional colloidal monolayers",

Phys. Rev. X 8, 011050 (2018).

 

[90] L. Gigli, N. Manini, E. Tosatti, R. Guerra, and A. Vanossi,

"Lifted graphene nanoribbons on gold: from smooth sliding to multiple stick-slip regimes",

Nanoscale 10, 2073 (2018).

 

[89] C. Apostoli, G. Giusti, J. Ciccoianni, G. Riva, R.L. Woulaché, A. Vanossi, E. Panizon, and N. Manini,

"Velocity dependence of sliding friction on a crystalline surface",

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 8, 2186 (2017).

 

[88] L. Gigli, N. Manini, A. Benassi, E. Tosatti, A. Vanossi, and R. Guerra,

"Graphene nanoribbons on gold: understanding superlubricity and edge effects",

2D Materials 4, 045003 (2017).

 

[87] R. Guerra, I. Leven, A. Vanossi, O. Hod, and E. Tosatti,

"Smallest Archimedean screw: facet dynamics and friction in multiwalled nanotubes ",

Nano Letters 17, 5321 (2017).

 

[86] R. Guerra, M. van Wijk, A. Vanossi, A. Fasolino, and E. Tosatti,

"Graphene on h-BN: to align or not to align?",

Nanoscale 9, 8799 (2017).

 

[85] D. Mandelli, A. Vanossi, N. Manini, and E. Tosatti,

"Finite-temperature phase diagram and critical point of the Aubry pinned-sliding transition in a two-dimensional monolayer",

Phys. Rev. B 95, 245403 (2017).

 

[84] N. Manini, G. Mistura, G. Paolicelli, E. Tosatti, and A. Vanossi,

"Current trends in the physics of nanoscale friction", (review article)

Advances in Physics X 2, 569 (2017).

 

[83] I. Leven, R. Guerra, A. Vanossi, E. Tosatti, and O. Hod,

"Multiwalled nanotube faceting unravelled",

Nature Nanotechnology 11, 1082 (2016).

 

[82] N. Manini, O.M. Braun, E. Tosatti, R. Guerra, and A. Vanossi,

"Friction and nonlinear dynamics", (review article)

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 28, 293001 (2016).

 

[81] A. Vanossi,

"Elements of Friction Theory and Nanotribology"

American Journal of Physics 84, 815 (2016).

 

[80] R. Guerra, E. Tosatti, and A. Vanossi,

"Slider thickness promotes lubricity: from 2D islands to 3D clusters",

Nanoscale 8, 11108 (2016).

 

[79] R. Guerra, A. Benassi, A. Vanossi, M. Ma, and M. Urbakh,

"Friction and adhesion mediated by supramolecular host-guest complexes",

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 9248 (2016).

 

[78] S. Paronuzzi, G. Fornasier, N. Manini, G.E. Santoro, E. Tosatti, and A. Vanossi

"Subharmonic Shapiro steps of sliding colloidal monolayers in optical lattices",

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 28, 134006 (2016).

 

[77] A. Benassi, M. Ma, M. Urbakh, and A. Vanossi,

"The breakdown of superlubricity by driving-induced commensurate dislocations",

Scientific Reports 5, 16134 (2015).

 

[76] D. Mandelli, A. Vanossi, M. Invernizzi, S. Paronuzzi, N. Manini, and E. Tosatti

"Superlubric-pinned transition in sliding incommensurate colloidal monolayers",

Phys. Rev. B 92, 134306 (2015).

 

[75] R. Capozza, A. Benassi, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti

"Electrical charging effects on the sliding friction of a model nano-confined ionic liquid",

J. Chem. Phys. 143, 144703 (2015).

 

[74] M. Pierno, L. Bruschi, G. Mistura, G. Paolicelli, A. di Bona, S. Valeri, R. Guerra, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Frictional transition from superlubric islands to pinned monolayers",

Nature Nanotechnology 10, 714 (2015).

 

[73] D. Mandelli, A. Vanossi, N. Manini, and E. Tosatti,

"Friction boosted by equilibrium misalignment of incommensurate two-dimensional colloid monolayers",

Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 108302 (2015).

 

[72] R. Capozza, A. Vanossi, A. Benassi, and E. Tosatti,

"Squeezout phenomena and boundary layer formation of a model ionic liquid under confinement and charging",

J. Chem. Phys. 142, 064707 (2015).

 

[71] M. Ma, A. Benassi, A. Vanossi, and M. Urbakh,

"Critical length limiting superlow friction",

Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 055501 (2015).

 

[70] N. Varini, A. Vanossi, R. Guerra, D. Mandelli, R. Capozza, and E. Tosatti,

"Static friction scaling of physisorbed islands: the key is in the edge",

Nanoscale 7, 2093 (2015).

 

[69] A. Vanossi, N. Manini, and E. Tosatti,

"Driven colloidal monolayers: static and dynamic friction", pp 427-449 (invited chapter)

in Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale

edited by E. Gnecco and E. Meyer (Springer, 2015).

 

[68] N. Manini, O. Braun, and A. Vanossi,

"Nanotribology: nonlinear mechanisms of friction", pp 175-208 (invited chapter)

in Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale

edited by E. Gnecco and E. Meyer (Springer, 2015).

 

[67] A. Benassi, A. Vanossi, C.A. Pignedoli, D. Passerone, and E. Tosatti,

"Does rotational melting make molecular crystal surfaces more slippery?",

Nanoscale 6, 13163 (2014).

 

[66] A. Vigentini, B. Van Hattem, E, Diato, P. Ponzellini, T. Meledina, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, E. Tosatti, and N. Manini,

"Soliton dynamics in a solid lubricant during sliding friction",

Phys. Rev. B 89, 094301 (2014).

 

[65] R.L. Woulache, A. Vanossi, and N. Manini,

"Influence of substrate potential shape on the dynamics of a sliding lubricant chain",

Phys. Rev. E 88, 012810 (2013).

 

[64] D. Mandelli, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Stick-slip nanofriction in trapped cold ion chains",

Phys. Rev. B 87, 195418 (2013).

 

[63] A. Vanossi, N. Manini, M. Urbakh, S. Zapperi, and E. Tosatti,

"Colloquium: Modeling friction: from nanoscale to mesoscale",

Rev. Mod. Phys. 85, 529 (2013).

                     

[62] A. Vanossi, A. Benassi, N. Varini, and E. Tosatti,

"High-pressure lubricity at the meso- and nanoscale",

Phys. Rev. B 87, 045412 (2013).

 

[61] A. Vanossi, N. Manini, and E. Tosatti,

"Static and dynamic friction in sliding colloidal monolayers",

PNAS 109, 16429 (2012).

 

[60] R. Guerra, U. Tartaglino, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Nanoattrito balistico",

CNR Highlights 2010-2011, 108 (2012).

 

[59] R. Capozza, A. Vanossi, A. Vezzani, and S. Zapperi,

"Triggering frictional slip by mechanical vibrations",

Tribology Letters 48, 95 (2012).

 

[58] A. Benassi, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti,

"Optimal energy dissipation in sliding friction simulations",

Tribology Letters 48, 41 (2012).

 

[57] A. Vanossi and E. Tosatti,

"Colloidal friction: kinks in motion",

Nature Materials 11, 97 (2012).

 

[56] A.E. Filippov, A. Vanossi, and M. Urbakh,

Answer to Comment on "Origin of friction anisotropy on a quasicrystal surface",

Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 209402 (2011).

 

[55] A. Benassi, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti,

"Sliding over a phase transition",

Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 256102 (2011);

selected also for Volume 24 Issue 1 of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

 

[54] A. Benassi, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Nanofriction in Cold Ion Traps",

Nature Communications 2, 236 (2011).

(EUROCORES FANAS Highlight,

http://archives.esf.org/coordinating-research/eurocores/programmes/fanas.html )

 

[53] M. Rovatti, G. Paolicelli, A. Vanossi, and S. Valeri

"Sliding onset of nanoclusters: a new AFM based approach"

Meccanica 46, 597 (2011).

 

[52] R. Guerra, U. Tartaglino, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Ballistic nanofriction",

CNR Highlights 2009-2010, 113 (2010).

 

[51] O. Gulseren, N. Manini, E. Meyer, E. Tosatti, M. Urbakh, and A. Vanossi,

"New Trends in Nanotribology",

Tribology Letters 39, 227 (2010).

 

[50] A. Benassi, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti,

"Parameter-free dissipation in simulated sliding friction",

Phys. Rev. B 82, 081401(R) (2010).

 

[49] R. Guerra, U. Tartaglino, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Ballistic nanofriction",

Nature Materials 9, 634 (2010).

(Highlighted in ‘News & Views’ of Nature Materials, Nature Materials 9, 615 (2010))

selected also for Volume 22 Issue 6 of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

(EUROCORES FANAS Highlight,

http://archives.esf.org/coordinating-research/eurocores/programmes/fanas.html )

 

[48] A.E. Filippov, A. Vanossi, and M. Urbakh,

"Origin of friction anisotropy on a quasicrystal surface",

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 074302 (2010).

 

[47] C. Negri, N. Manini, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti,

"AFM dissipation topography of soliton superstructures in adsorbed overlayers",          

Phys. Rev. B 81, 045417 (2010);

selected also for Volume 21 Issue 4 of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

 

[46] I.E. Castelli, R. Capozza, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, N. Manini, and E. Tosatti,

"Tribology of the lubricant quantized-sliding state",

J. Chem. Phys. 131, 174711 (2009).

 

[45] G. Paolicelli, M. Rovatti, A. Vanossi, and S. Valeri,

"Controlling single cluster dynamics at the nanoscale",         

Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 143121 (2009).

 

[44] R. Capozza, A. Vanossi, A. Vezzani, and S. Zapperi,

"Suppression of friction by mechanical vibrations",         

Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 085502 (2009);

selected also for Volume 20 Issue 9 of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

(EUROCORES FANAS Highlight,

http://archives.esf.org/coordinating-research/eurocores/programmes/fanas.html )

 

[43] G. Paolicelli, M. Rovatti, A. Vanossi, and S. Valeri,

"AFM-based investigation to Au nanocluster adhesion",

in Proceedings of the 2nd South-East European Conference on Computational Mechanics (SEECCM 2009), June 2009, Rhodes, Greece.

 

[42] C. Negri, N. Manini, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti,

"Theory of AFM frictional dissipation at surface moire patterns",

in Proceedings of the 2nd South-East European Conference on Computational Mechanics (SEECCM 2009), June 2009, Rhodes, Greece.

 

[41] A. Vanossi, N. Manini, R. Capozza, I.E. Castelli, G. Divitini, G.E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti,

"Exactly quantized sliding of a confined solid lubricant under shear",

in Proceedings of the 2nd South-East European Conference on Computational Mechanics (SEECCM 2009), June 2009, Rhodes, Greece.

 

[40] M. Rovatti, G. Paolicelli, A. Vanossi, and S. Valeri,

"Adhesion at nanoscale: an AFM-based approach",

in Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Tribology (ECOTRIB 2009), June 2009, Pisa, Italy.

 

[39] A.E. Filippov, A. Vanossi, and M. Urbakh,

"Rotary motors sliding along surfaces",

Phys. Rev. E 79, 021108 (2009).

(EUROCORES FANAS Highlight,

http://archives.esf.org/coordinating-research/eurocores/programmes/fanas.html )

 

[38] R. Guerra, A. Vanossi, and M. Urbakh,

"Controlling microscopic friction through mechanical oscillations",

Phys. Rev. E  78, 036110 (2008);

selected also for Volume 18 Issue 12 of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

(EUROCORES FANAS Highlight,

http://archives.esf.org/coordinating-research/eurocores/programmes/fanas.html )

 

[37] G. Paolicelli, K. Mougin, A. Vanossi, and S. Valeri,

"Adhesion detachment and movement of gold nanoclusters induced by dynamic atomic force microscopy",

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 354011 (2008).

 

[36] I.E. Castelli, N. Manini, R. Capozza, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, and E.Tosatti,

"Role of transverse displacements for a quantized-velocity state of a lubricant",

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 354005 (2008).

 

[35] C. Fusco, R. Smith, M. Urbakh, and A. Vanossi,

"Friction at the nanoscale",

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 350301 (2008).

 

[34] R. Capozza, A. Fasolino, M. Ferrario, and A. Vanossi,

"Lubricated friction on nanopatterned surfaces via molecular dynamics simulations",

Phys. Rev. B 77, 235432 (2008);

selected also for Volume 18 Issue 1 of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

 

[33] G. Paolicelli, K. Mougin, A. Vanossi, and S. Valeri,

"Controlled manipulation of thiol-functionalised gold nanoparticles on Si(100) by dynamic force microscopy",

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 100, 052008 (2008).

 

[32] N. Manini, G.E. Santoro, E. Tosatti, and A. Vanossi

"Nonlinear hysteretic behavior of a confined sliding layer",

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 224020 (2008).

 

[31] R. Capozza, A. Fasolino, A. Vanossi, and M. Ferrario

"Boundary-lubricated friction in presence of a nano-well"

Journal of Materials Science 43, 3435 (2008).

 

[30] A. Vanossi, G. E. Santoro, N. Manini, E. Tosatti, and O. M. Braun,

"Lubricated friction between incommensurate substrates",

Tribology International 41, 920 (2008).

 

[29] R. Capozza, A. Vanossi, M. Ferrario, and A. Fasolino,

"Lubricated friction on patterned surfaces"

in Science and Supercomputing in Europe, HPC-Europa Transnational Access report 2007, (ISBN: 978-88-86037-21-1), pp. 899-902.

 

[28] N. Manini, A. Vanossi, G.E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti

"Dynamic hysteresis of a confined lubricant under shear",

Phys. Rev. E 76, 046603 (2007).

 

[27] A. Vanossi, N. Manini, F. Caruso, G. E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti,

"Static friction on the fly: velocity depinning transitions of lubricants in motion",

Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 206101 (2007);

selected also for Volume 16 Issue 22 of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

 

[26] A. Vanossi, G. E. Santoro, N. Manini, M. Cesaratto, and E. Tosatti,

"Hysteresis from dynamically pinned sliding states",

Surf. Sci. 601, 3670 (2007).

 

[25] R. Guerra, A. Vanossi, and M. Ferrario,

"Nonlinear mobility of a driven system: temperature and disorder effects",

Surf. Sci. 601, 3676 (2007).

 

[24] M. Cesaratto, N. Manini, A. Vanossi, E. Tosatti, and G. E. Santoro,

"Kink plateau dynamics in finite-size lubricant chains",

Surf. Sci. 601, 3682 (2007).

 

[23] A. Vanossi and O. M. Braun,

"Driven dynamics of simplified tribological models", (review article)

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 305017 (2007).

 

[22] N. Manini, M. Cesaratto, G. E. Santoro, E. Tosatti, and A. Vanossi,

"Solitons and exact velocity quantization of incommensurate sliders",

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 305016 (2007).

 

[21] S. Pisov, E. Tosatti, U. Tartaglino, and A. Vanossi,

"Gold clusters sliding on graphite: a possible Quartz Crystal Microbalance experiment?",

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 305015 (2007).

 

[20] R. Guerra, A. Vanossi, and M. Ferrario,

"Nonlinear dynamics of a driven, underdamped chain: effects of disorder and temperature",

in (Ed.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Tribology

(ISBN: 88-902333-0-3), AITC-AIT 2006, Parma, Italy.

 

[19] S. Valeri, D. Marchetto, A. Rota, A. Vanossi, and G. C. Gazzadi,

"New Net-LAB SUP&RMAN and first results in nanotribology",

in (Ed.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Tribology

(ISBN: 88-902333-0-3), AITC-AIT 2006, Parma, Italy.

 

[18] A. Vanossi, N. Manini, G. Divitini, G. E. Santoro, and E. Tosatti,

"Exactly quantized dynamics of classical incommensurate sliders",

Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 056101 (2006);

selected also for Volume 14 Issue 7 of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

 

[17] A. Vanossi, G. E. Santoro, N. Manini, G. Divitini, E. Tosatti, and O. M. Braun,

"Lubricated friction between incommensurate substrates",

in (Ed.), Proceedings of the 12th Nordic Symposium on Tribology (ISBN: 87-904 16-17-1), NORDTRIB 2006, Helsingřr, Denmark.

 

[16] A. Vanossi and O. M. Braun,

"Simulation of nanofriction through driven simplified models", (invited chapter)

in Advances in Contact Mechanics: Implications for Materials Science, Engineering and Biology,

edited by R. Buzio and U. Valbusa (Research Signpost, Kerala, 2006).

 

[15] G. E. Santoro, A. Vanossi, N. Manini, G. Divitini, and E. Tosatti,

"Asymmetric frictional sliding between incommensurate surfaces",

Surf. Sci. 600, 2726 (2006).

 

[14] O. M. Braun, M. Peyrard, V. Bortolani, A. Franchini, and A. Vanossi,

"The transition from smooth sliding to stick-slip motion in a single frictional contact",

Phys. Rev. E 72, 056116 (2005).

 

[13] O. M. Braun, A. Vanossi, and E. Tosatti,

"Incommensurability of a confined system under shear",

Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 026102 (2005).

 

[12] A. Franchini, V. Bortolani, A. Vanossi, and R. F. Wallis,

"Interaction of intrinsic localized modes in the gap of doped semiconductors with plasmons",

Nanotechnology 15, 966 (2004).

 

[11] A. Vanossi, G. Santoro, and V. Bortolani,

"Hysteretic behavior in driven Frenkel-Kontorova chains on irregular substrates",

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, S2895 (2004).

 

[10] A. Vanossi, A. R. Bishop, and V. Bortolani,

"Role of substrate geometry in sliding friction",

Nanotechnology 15, 790 (2004).

 

[9] A. Vanossi, A. R. Bishop, A. Franchini, and V. Bortolani,

"Modelling study of microscopic sliding on irregular substrates",

Surf. Sci. 566, 816 (2004).

 

[8] A. Vanossi, J. Röder, A. R. Bishop, and V. Bortolani,

"Commensurate sliding on a multiple-well substrate potential",

Mater. Sci. Eng. C 23, 879 (2003).

 

[7] A. Vanossi, J. Röder, A. R. Bishop, and V. Bortolani,

"Underdamped commensurate dynamics in a driven Frenkel-Kontorova type model",

Phys. Rev. E 67, 016605 (2003).

 

[6] A. Vanossi, J. Röder, A. R. Bishop, and V. Bortolani,,

"Nonlinear dynamics of a quasiperiodic Frenkel-Kontorova model",

 edited by M.J. Ablowitz, M. Boiti, F. Pempinelli and B. Prinari, in "Nonlinear Physics: Theory and Experiments. II",

(World Scientific Pu. Co. - Singapore), 2003, pp. 302-308.

 

[5] A. Vanossi, A. Franchini, and V. Bortolani,

"Anharmonic effects in a finite Frenkel-Kontorova type chain",

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