Publications

91. Adhesion of nanoscale asperities with power-law profiles
D. S. Grierson, J. Liu, R. W. Carpick, and K. T. Turner, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, available online (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2012.09.003

90. Controlling nanoscale friction through the competition between capillary adsorption and thermally activated sliding
C. Greiner, J. R. Felts, Z. Dai, W. P. King, and R. W. Carpick, ACS Nano, 6, 4305-4313 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn300869w

89. Nanocrystalline diamond AFM tip for chemical force microscopy: fabrication and photochemical functionalization
M. E. Drew, A. R. Konicek, P. Jaroenapibal, R. W. Carpick, and Y. Yamakoshi, J. Mater. Chem., 22, 12682-12688 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2JM16209A

88.  Influence of surface passivation on the friction and wear behavior of ultrananocrystalline diamond and tetrahedral amorphous carbon thin films
A.R. Konicek, D.S. Grierson, A.V. Sumant, T.A. Friedmann, J.P. Sullivan, P.U.P.A. Gilbert, W.G. Sawyer, and R.W. Carpick. Phys. Rev. B. 85, 155448/1-13 (2012).  http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.85.155448

87. Thermomechanical stability of ultrananocrystalline diamond
V.P. Adiga, S. Suresh, A. Datta, J.A. Carlisle, R.W. Carpick, J. Appl. Phys., 111, 054913/1-5 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3693308

86.  Wear-resistant nanoscale silicon carbide tips for scanning probe applications
M.A. Lantz, B. Gotsmann, P. Jaroenapibal, T.D.B. Jacobs, S.D. O’Connor, K. Sridharan, R.W. Carpick, Adv. Funct. Mater., 22, 1639-1645 (2012).  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201102383

85. Advances in manufacturing of molded tips for scanning probe microscopy
N. Moldovan, Z. Dai, J.A. Carlisle, T.D.B. Jacobs, V. Vahdat, D.S. Grierson, J. Liu, K.T. Turner, R.W. Carpick, J. Microelectromech S., 21, 431-442 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JMEMS.2011.2174430

84. The vibrational properties and specific heat of ultrananocrystalline diamond based on molecular dynamics simulations
S.P. Adiga,  V.P. Adiga, R.W. Carpick, and D.W. Brenner, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 21691–21699 (2011).

83.  Accelerating innovation: The Nanotechnology Institute
A.P. Green, E. Chen, K. Pourrezaei, M. Marcolongo, R.W. Carpick, Nanotech. Law & Business, 8, 176-193 (2011).

82. On the origins of rate and state friction: Frictional ageing from interfacial bonding
Q. Li, T.E. Tullis, D. Goldsby, R.W. Carpick, Nature, 480, 233-236 (2011).

81. Atomic friction modulation on the reconstructed Au (111) surface.
Q. Li, Y. Dong, A. Martini, R.W. Carpick, Tribol. Lett., 43, 369-378 (2011).

80. Chemical imaging of both sides of a tribological interface: application of a new x-ray absorption spectroscopy imaging method
A.R. Konicek, C. Jaye, M.A. Hamilton, W.G. Sawyer, D.A. Fischer and R.W. Carpick, Tribol. Lett., 44, 99-106 (2011).

79. Speed dependence of atomic stick-slip friction in optimally matched experiments and molecular dynamics simulations
Q. Li, Y. Dong, D. Perez, A. Martini, R. W. Carpick, Phys. Rev. Lett., 106, 126101/1-4 (2011).

78. Substrate effect on thickness-dependent friction on graphene
Q. Li, C. Lee, R.W. Carpick, and J. Hone. Phys. Stat. Sol. B, 247, 2909-2914 (2010).

77.  Local nanoscale heating modulates single-asperity friction
C. Greiner, J.R. Felts, Z. Dai, W.P. King, and R.W. Carpick, Nano Lett., 10, 4640-4645 (2010).

76. Nanoscale single asperity wear of atomic force microscope tips
J. Liu, J. Notbohm, K.T. Turner and R.W. Carpick, ACS Nano, 4, 3763-3772 (2010).

75. * Atomistic origins of adhesion for diamond and nanocomposite diamond surfaces
J.A. Harrison, R.J. Cannara, G. Gao, P. Piotrowski, D. Schall, J. Urban and R.W. Carpick, J. Adhes. Sci. Technol., 24, 2471-2498 (2010).

74. On the application of transition state theory to atomic-scale wear
T.D. Jacobs, B. Gotsmann, M.A. Lantz and R.W. Carpick, Tribol. Lett., 39, 257-271 (2010).

73. Wear resistant diamond nanoprobe tips with integrated silicon heater for tip-based nanomanufacturing
P.C. Fletcher, J.R. Felts, Z. Dai, T.D. Jacobs, H. Zeng, W. Lee, P.E. Sheehan, J.A. Carlisle, R.W. Carpick and W.P. King, ACS Nano, 4, 3338-3344 (2010).

72. Preventing nanoscale wear of atomic force microscopy tips through the use of monolithic ultrananocrystalline diamond probes
J. Liu, D. S. Grierson, N. Moldovan, J. Notbohm, S. Li, P. Jaroenapibal, S. D. O’Connor, A. V. Sumant, N. Neelakantan, J. A. Carlisle, K. T. Turner, R. W. Carpick. Small, 6, 1140-1149 (2010).

71. Frictional Characteristics of Atomically Thin Sheets.

C. Lee, Q. Li, W. Kalb, X-Z. Liu, H. Berger, R.W. Carpick, J. Hone. SCIENCE, 328, 76-80 (2010).  www.sciencemag.org (pub. online 2010).
Abstract: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/328/5974/76?ijkey=PfayPd2R1Hhjk&keytype=ref&siteid=sci
Reprint: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/rapidpdf/328/5974/76?ijkey=PfayPd2R1Hhjk&keytype=ref&siteid=sci
Full Text: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/328/5974/76?ijkey=PfayPd2R1Hhjk&keytype=ref&siteid=sci

70. Thermal stability and rehybridization of carbon bonding in tetrahedral amorphous carbon.
D. S. Grierson, A. V. Sumant, A. R. Konicek, T. A. Friedmann, J. P. Sullivan, R. W. Carpick. J Appl Phys, 107, 033523/1-5 (2010).

69.  Ultralow nanoscale wear through atom-by-atom attrition in silicon-containing diamond-like carbon.
H. Bhaskaran, B. Gotsmann, A. Sebastian, U. Drechsler, M. A. Lantz, M. Despont, P. Jaroenapibal, R. W. Carpick, Y. Chen, K. Sridharan. Nat Nanotechnol., 5, 181-185 (2010).  nnano.2010.3 (pub. online 2010).

68. Preventing nanoscale wear of atomic force microscopy tips through the   use of monolithic ultrananocrystalline diamond probes.
J. Liu, D. S. Grierson, N. Moldovan, J. Notbohm, S. Li, P. Jaroenapibal,   S. D. O’Connor, A. V. Sumant, N. Neelakantan, J. A. Carlisle, K. T. Turner,   R. W. Carpick. Small, (2010).

67.  Elastic and frictional properties of graphene.
Changgu Lee, Xiaoding Wei, Qunyang Li, Robert Carpick, Jeffrey W. Kysar,   James Hone. Phys. Status Solidi B, 246, 2562-2567 (2009).

66. Transformations in Wrinkle Patterns: Cooperation between Nanoscale Cross-Linked Surface Layers and the  Submicrometer Bulk in Wafer-Spun, Plasma-Treated Polydimethylsiloxane.
H. T. Evensen, H. Jiang, K. W. Gotrik, F. Denes, R. W. Carpick. Nano Lett., (2009).
Article – Low Res pdf            Article – High Res pdf

65. Piezoelectric Aluminum Nitride NanoElectroMechanical Actuators.
N. Sinha, G.E. Wabiszewski, R.Mahameed, V.V. Felmetsger, S.M. Tanner, R.W. Carpick, G. Piazza. Appl. Phys. Lett., 95, 053106 (2009).

*** This article was chosen for inclusion in the August 17th, 2009 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.  This virtual journal is published by the American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society in cooperation with several societies and publishers, and can be viewed at http://www.vjnano.org.

64. Characterization of Microscale Wear in a Polysilicon-Based MEMS Device using AFM and PEEM-NEXAFS Spectromicroscopy.
D.S. Grierson, A.R. Konicek, G.E. Wabiszewski, A.V. Sumant, M.P. de Boer, A.D. Corwin, R.W. Carpick. Tribol. Lett. (2009).

63. Mechanical Stiffness and Dissipation in Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Microresonators.
V.P. Adiga, A.V. Sumant, S. Suresh, C. Gudeman, O. Auciello, J.A. Carlisle, R.W. Carpick. Phys. Rev. B,  79, 245403/1-8 (2009).

*** This article was chosen for inclusion in the June 15th, 2009 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.  This virtual journal is published by the American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society in cooperation with several societies and publishers, and can be viewed at www.vjnano.org.

62. Analyzing the Performance of Diamond Coated Micro End Mills.
C.D. Torres, P.J. Heaney, A.V. Sumant, M.A. Hamilton, R.W. Carpick, F.E. Pfefferkorn. Int. J. Mach. Tool Manu., (2009).

61. Origin of Ultralow Friction and Wear in Ultrananocrystalline Diamond.
A.R. Konicek, D.S. Grierson, P.U.P.A. Gilbert, W.G. Sawyer, A.V. Sumant & R.W. Carpick. Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 235502/1-4 (2008).

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60. Diamond Coatings for Micro End Mills: Enabling the Dry Machining of Aluminum at the Micro-scale
P.J. Heaney, A.V. Sumant, C.D. Torres, R.W. Carpick, F.E. Pfefferkorn, Diam. Rel. Mat., 17, 223-233 (2008).

59. Invited Review Article: Recent Advances in Single-Asperity Nanotribology.
I. Szlufarska, M. Chandross, R.W. Carpick, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 41 (2008).

58. Synthesis and Characterization of Smooth Ultra-nanocrystalline Diamond Films via Low Pressure Bias-Enhanced Nucleation and Growth
Y.C. Chen, X.Y. Zhong, A.R. Konicek, D.S. Grierson, N.H. Tai, I.N. Lin, B. Kabius, J.M. Hiller, A.V. Sumant, R.W. Carpick, O. Auciello, Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 133113/1-3 (2008).

. Negative Stiffness and Enhanced Damping of Individual Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes.
H.W. Yap, R.S. Lakes, and R.W. Carpick, Phys. Rev. B, 77, 045423/1-7 (2008).

56. Surface Chemistry and Bonding Configuration of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Surfaces and Their Effects on Nanotribological Properties.
A.V. Sumant, D.S. Grierson, J.E. Gerbi, J.A. Carlisle, O. Auciello, and R.W. Carpick, Phys. Rev. B, 76, 235429/1-11 (2007).

55. Are Diamonds a MEMS’ Best Friend?
O. Auciello, S. Pacheco, A.V. Sumant, C. Gudeman, S. Sampath, A. Datta, R.W. Carpick, V.P. Adiga, P. Zurcher, Z. Ma, H.C. Yuan, J.A. Carlisle, B. Kabius, J. Hiller, S. Srinivasan, IEEE Microw. Mag., 8, 61-75 (2007).

54. Dielectric Properties of Hydrogen-incorporated Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Thin Films.
C. Liu, X. Xiao, J. Wang, B. Shi, V.P. Adiga, R.W. Carpick, J.A. Carlisle, and  O. Auciello J. Appl. Phys., 102 (7) 074115/1-7 (2007).

53. Nanoscale friction varied by isotopic shifting of surface vibrational frequencies.
R.J. Cannara, M.J Brukman, A.V. Sumant, K. Cimatu, S. Baldelli, and R.W. Carpick, Science, 318 (5851) 780-3 (2007).
Supplementary Material

52. Tribochemistry and material transfer for the ultrananocrystalline diamond-silicon nitride interface revealed by X-PEEM spectromicroscopy.
D.S. Grierson, A.V. Sumant, A.R. Konicek, M. Abrecht, J. Birrell, O. Auciello, J.A. Carlisle, T.W. Scharf, M.T. Dugger, P.U.P.A. Gilbert, and R.W. Carpick. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 25 (5) 1700-5 (2007).

51. Invited Review Article: Nanotribology of Carbon-based Materials.
D.S. Grierson and R.W. Carpick, Nano Today, 2 (5) 12-21 (2007).

50. Nanotribology of octadecyltrichlorosilane monolayers and silicon: Self-mated vs. unmated interfaces and local packing density effects.
E.E. Flater, W.R. Ashurst, and R.W. Carpick, Langmuir, 23 (18) 9242-52 (2007).

49. Mechanical instabilities of individual multi – walled carbon nanotubes under uniaxial loading
H.W. Yap, R.S. Lakes, R.W. Carpick, Nano Lett., 7 (5) 1149-54 (2007).

48. Small amplitude reciprocating wear performance of diamond-like carbon films: Dependence of film composition and counterface material
J.A. Bares, A.V. Sumant, D.S. Grierson, R.W. Carpick, and K. Sridharan, Tribol. Lett., 27 (1) 79-88 (2007).

47. Atomic-scale friction on diamond: A comparison of different sliding directions on (001) and (111) surfaces using MD and AFM
G. Gao, R.J. Cannara, R.W. Carpick, and J.A. Harrison, Langmuir, 23 (10), 5394-405 (2007).

46. Surface composition, bonding, and morphology in the nucleation and growth of ultra-thin, high quality nanocrystalline diamond films
A.V. Sumant, P.U.P.A. Gilbert, D.S. Grierson, A.R. Konicek, M. Abrecht, J.E. Butler, T. Feygelson, S.S. Rotter, R.W. Carpick, Diam. Relat. Mater., 16, 718-24 (2007).

45. Predictions and observations of transitions in atomic-scale stick-slip friction
S.N. Medyanik, W.K. Liu, I.-H. Sung, R.W. Carpick, Phys. Rev. Lett., 97 (13) 136106/1-4 (2006).

44. The use of tungsten interlayers to enhance the initial nucleation and conformality of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) thin films
N.N. Naguib, J.W. Elam, J. Birrell, J. Wang, D.S. Grierson, B. Kabius, J.M. Hiller, A.V. Sumant, R. W. Carpick, O. Auciello, J.A. Carlisle, Chem. Phys. Lett., 430 (4-6) 345-50 (2006).

43. Lateral force calibration in atomic force microscopy: A new lateral force calibration method and general guidelines for optimization
R.J. Cannara, M. Eglin, R.W. Carpick, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 77 (5), 53701/1-11 (2006).

42. Vibrations of the “beetle” scanning probe microscope: Identification of a new mode, generalized analysis, and characterization methodology.
M.J. Brukman, and R.W. Carpick. Rev. Sci. Instrum., 77 (3), 033706/1-7 (2006).

41. Growth of mechanically fixed and isolated vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes and nanofibers for nanomechanical testing by DC-plasma-enhanced hot filament chemical vapor deposition
H.Y. Yap, B. Ramaker, A.V. Sumant, R.W. Carpick, Diam. Relat. Mater., 15 (10), 1622-1628 (2006).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2006.01.014

40. Nanotribological properties of alkanephosphonic acid self-assembled monolayers on aluminum oxide: Effects of fluorination and substrate crystallinity
M.J. Brukman, G.O. Marco, T.D. Dunbar, L.D. Boardman, and R.W. Carpick, Langmuir, 22(9) 3988-3998 (2006).

39. Microparticle manipulation using inertial forces
M. Eglin, M.A. Eriksson, and R.W. Carpick, Appl. Phys. Lett., 88 091913/1-3 (2006).
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38. In-situ wear studies of surface micromachined interfaces subject to controlled loading
E.E. Flater, A.D. Corwin, M.P. de Boer, and R.W. Carpick, Wear, 260 (6) 580-593 (2006).

37. Cantilever tilt compensation for variable-load atomic-force microscopy
R.J. Cannara, M.J. Brukman, and R.W. Carpick, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 76 (5) 53706/1-6 (2005).

36. Multiscale roughness and modeling of MEMS interfaces
C. K. Bora, E.E. Flater, M.D. Street, J.M. Redmond, M.J. Starr, M.E. Plesha, and R.W. Carpick. Tribol. Lett., 19 (1) 37-48 (2005).

35. Accounting for the JKR-DMT transition in adhesion and friction measurements with AFM
D.S. Grierson, E.E. Flater, and R.W. Carpick, J. Adhes. Sci. Technol., 19 (3-5) 291-311(2005).

34. Toward the ultimate tribological interface: Surface chemical optimization and nanoscale single asperity properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond
A.V. Sumant, D.S. Grierson, J.E. Gerbi, J. Birrell, U.D. Lanke, O. Auciello, J.A. Carlisle, and R.W. Carpick, Adv. Mater., 17 (8) 1039-1045 (2005).
Supplementary Information

33. Phase imaging and the lever-sample tilt angle in dynamic atomic force microscopy
M.J. D’Amato, M.S. Marcus, M. A. Eriksson, and R.W. Carpick, Appl. Phys. Lett., 85 (20) 4738-40 (2004).

32. The role of contaminants in the variation of adhesion, friction, and electrical conduction properties of carbide-coated scanning probe tips and Pt(111) in ultrahigh vacuum
M. Enachescu, R.W. Carpick, D.F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron, J. Appl. Phys., 95 (12) 7694 (2004).

31. Invited Review Article: Polydiacetylene films: A review of recent investigations into chromogenic transitions and nanomechanical properties
R.W. Carpick, D.Y. Sasaki, M.S. Marcus, M. A. Eriksson, and A.R. Burns. J. Phys.-Condens. Mat., 16 (23) R679-R697 (2004).

30. Invited Review Article: Atomic-scale friction and its connection to fracture mechanics
R.W. Carpick, E.E. Flater, K. Sridharan, D.F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron. JOM, 56 (10) 48-52 (2004).

29. In-plane contributions to phase contrast in intermittent contact atomic force microscopy
M. S. Marcus, M .A. Eriksson, D.Y. Sasaki, and R.W. Carpick, Ultramicroscopy, 97 (1-4) 145-50 (2003).

28. Nanotribology of CoCr-UHMWPE TJR prosthesis using atomic force microscopy
S. P. Ho, R. W. Carpick, T. Boland, and M. LaBerge, Wear, 253 (11-12) 1145-55 (2002).

27. Friction anisotropy revealed by phase contrast in intermittent contact atomic force microscopy
M. S. Marcus, R. W. Carpick, D. Y. Sasaki, and M.A. Eriksson, Phys. Rev. Lett., 88 (22) 226103/1-4 (2002).

26. Abrasion of steel by ceramic coatings: Comparison of RF-DLC to sputtered B4C
S.J. Harris, G.G. Krauss, S.J. Simko, T.J. Potter, R.W. Carpick, B. Welbes, and M. Grischke, Tribol. Lett., 12 (1) 43-50 (2001).

25. The influence of coating structure on micromachine stiction
J.G. Kushmerick, M.G. Hankins, M.P. de Boer, P.J. Clews, R.W. Carpick, and B.C. Bunker, Tribol. Lett., 10 (1-2), 103-8 (2001).

24. Shear-induced mechanochromism in polydiacetylene monolayers A.R. Burns, R.W. Carpick, D. Y. Sasaki, J. A. Shelnutt, and R. Haddad, Tribol. Lett., 10 (1-2), 89 (2001).

23. Directional shear force microscopy
A.R. Burns and R.W. Carpick, Appl. Phys. Lett., 78 (3), 317 (2001).

22. The impact of solution agglomeration on the deposition of self-assembled monolayers
B.C. Bunker, R.W. Carpick, R. Assink, M. Thomas, M.G. Hankins, J. Voigt, D. Sipola, M.P. de Boer, J. Martin, and G. Gulley, Langmuir 16 (20), 7742 (2000).

21. Acid-base interactions at the molecular level: Adhesion and friction studies with Interfacial Force Microscopy
A.R. Burns, J.E. Houston, R.W. Carpick and T.A. Michalske. In: Acid-Base Interactions: Relevance to Adhesion Science and Technology, Volume 2, Ed. K. L. Mittal, (V.S.P. International Science) 2000.

20. High molecular orientation in mono- and tri-layer polydiacetylene films imaged by atomic force microscopy
D. Y. Sasaki, R.W. Carpick, and A.R. Burns, J. Colloid. Interf. Sci., 229 (2), 490 (2000).

19. Spectroscopic ellipsometry and fluorescence study of thermochromism in an ultrathin poly(diacetylene) film: Reversibility and transition kinetics
R.W. Carpick, T.M. Mayer, D.Y.Sasaki, and A.R. Burns, Langmuir, 16 (10), 4639 (2000).

18. First observation of mechanochromism at the nanometer scale
R.W. Carpick, D. Y. Sasaki, and A.R. Burns, Langmuir, 16 (3), 1270 (2000).

17. Large friction anisotropy of a polydiacetylene monolayer
R.W. Carpick, D.Y. Sasaki, and A.R. Burns, Tribol. Lett., 7 (2-3), 79 (1999).

16. Observation of proportionality between friction and contact area
M. Enachescu, R.J.A. van den Oetelaar, R.W. Carpick, D.F. Ogletree, C.F.J. Flipse, and M. Salmeron, Tribol. Lett., 7 (2-3), 73 (1999).

15. Molecular level friction as revealed with a novel scanning probe
A.R. Burns, J.E. Houston, R.W. Carpick, and T.A. Michalske, Langmuir, 15 (8), 2922 (1999).

14. A general equation for fitting contact area and friction vs. load measurements
R.W. Carpick, D.F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron, J. Colloid. Interf. Sci., 211 (2), 395 (1999).

13. Friction and molecular deformation in the tensile regime
A.R. Burns, J.E. Houston, R.W. Carpick, and T.A. Michalske, Phys. Rev. Lett., 82 (6), 1181 (1999).

12. An atomic force microscope study of an ideally hard contact: The diamond(111)/tungsten carbide interface
M. Enachescu, R.J.A van den Oetelaar, R.W. Carpick, D.F. Ogletree, C.F.J. Flipse, and M. Salmeron, Phys. Rev. Lett., 81 (9), 1877 (1998).

11. Friction force microscopy investigations of potassium halide surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum: Structure, friction and surface modification
R.W. Carpick, D.F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron. Tribol. Lett., 5, 91 (1998).

10. Invited Review Article: Scratching the surface: Fundamental investigations of tribology with atomic force microscopy
R.W. Carpick and M. Salmeron, Chem. Rev. 97 (4), 1163 (1997).

9. The use of capacitance to measure surface forces. 2. Application to the study of contact mechanics
P. Frantz, A. Artsyukhovich, R.W. Carpick, and M. Salmeron. Langmuir 13 (22), 5957 (1997).

8. Lateral stiffness: A new nanomechanical measurement for the determination of shear strengths with friction force microscopy
R.W. Carpick, D.F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron. Appl. Phys. Lett. 70 (12), 1548 (1997).

7. Calibration of frictional forces in atomic force microscopy
D.F. Ogletree, R.W. Carpick, and M. Salmeron, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 67 (9), 3298 (1996).
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6. Variation of the interfacial shear strength and adhesion of a nanometer-sized contact
R.W. Carpick, N. Agraït, D.F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron, Langmuir 12 (13), 3334 (1996).

5. Measurement of interfacial shear (friction) with an ultra-high vacuum atomic force microscope
R.W. Carpick, N. Agraït, D.F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 14 (2), 1289 (1996).

4. Imaging and manipulation of nanometer size liquid droplets by scanning polarization force microscopy
J. Hu, R.W. Carpick, M. Salmeron, and X.-D. Xiao, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 14 (2), 1341 (1996).

3. A variable temperature ultrahigh vacuum atomic force microscope
Q. Dai, R. Völlmer, R.W. Carpick, D.F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 66 (11), 5266 (1995).

2. Raman study of oxygen in the oxide superconductor Bi2CaSr2Cu2O8+d
Y.H. Shi, M.J.G Lee, M. Moskovits, R. Carpick, A. Hsu, B.W. Statt, and Z. Wang. Phys. Rev. B – Condens. Mat. 45 (1), 370 (1992).

1. Laser heating of a sintered oxide superconductor
Y.H. Shi, M.J.G. Lee, M. Moskovits, A. Hsu, and R. Carpick, J. Appl. Phys. 70 (4), 1915 (1991).

Books/Chapters in Books (* – invited chapter in book)

4.  * Surface Energy and Surface Forces.
R.W. Carpick, in Micro and Nano Scale Phenomena in Tribology, Vol. in press. (Ed. Y.W. Chung) (CRC Press, 2011).

3.  * Atomic-Level Stick-Slip
R.W. Carpick and R.J. Cannara, to appear in Encyclopedia of Tribology. (eds. Q.J. Wang and Y.W. Chung) Springer, New York; 2012.

2. Scanning probe studies of nano-scale adhesion between solids in the presence of liquids and monolayer films
R.W. Carpick, J.D. Batteas, M.P. de Boer. In: Handbook of Nanotechnology (2nd Edition) Ed. B. Bhushan (Springer Verlag), in press (2006).
(Chapter in 1st Edition published 2004).

1. Chromic transitions and nanomechanical properties of (poly)diacetylene molecular films
R.W. Carpick, A.R. Burns, D.Y. Sasaki, M. A. Eriksson, M.S. Marcus. In: Chromogenic Phenomena in Polymers: Tunable Optical Properties, Eds. D. Kiserow and S.A. Jenekhe (ACS Books), 2004.

Invited Perspectives

2.  Materials science: A sense for touch
C.M. Mate and R.W. Carpick, Nature, 480, 189-90  (2011)

1. Controlling friction
R.W. Carpick, Science, 313, 184-185 (2006).

Invited Technical Magazine Articles

3.  Ultrananocrystalline and nanocrystalline diamond thin films for MEMS/NEMS applications
A.V. Sumant, O. Auciello, R.W. Carpick, S. Srinivasan and J.E. Butler, MRS Bull., 35, 281-288 (2010).

2. Measurements of in-plane materials properties with SPM
R.W. Carpick, M.A. Eriksson, MRS Bull., 29 (7), 472 (2004).

1. Vacuum experiments reveal the nanoworld
R. W. Carpick, Vacuum Solutions, 1 (18), 15 (2000).

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

12.  The Vibrational Properties of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulations
S. P. Adiga, V. P. Adiga, R. W. Carpick and D. W. Brenner, in Phonons in Nanomaterials—Theory, Experiments, and Applications, edited by S. L. Shinde, D. H. Hurley, G. P. Srivastava and M. Yamaguchi (MRS Symposium Proceedings 1404E, Warrendale, PA, 2011), MRSF11-1404-W01-03

11.  Charging characteristics of ultra-nano-crystalline diamond in RF MEMS capacitive switches
C. Goldsmith, A. Sumant, O. Auciello, J. Carlisle, H. Zeng, J.C.M. Hwang, C. Palego, W. Wang, R. Carpick, V.P. Adiga, A. Datta, C. Gudeman, S. O’Brien, and S. Sampath. 2010 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium – MTT 2010, 1246-1249 (2010).

10. Comparing the adhesion of aluminum to nanocrystalline diamond and tungsten carbide: Consequences for micromanufacturing
V.P. Adiga, S. Sanon, C.D. Torres, P.J. Heaney, A.V. Sumant, F.E. Pfefferkorn and R.W. Carpick, 4th International Conference on Micromanufacturing (ICOMM/4M) (2010).

9.  Assessment of the mechanical integrity of silicon and diamond-like-carbon coated silicon atomic force microscope probes
J. Liu, D.S. Grierson, K. Sridharan, R.W. Carpick, and K.T. Turner. Proceedings of the SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 7767, 776708 (2010).

8. * Invited Paper: Temperature dependence of mechanical stiffness and dissipation in ultrananocrystalline diamond
V. P. Adiga, A. V. Sumant, S. Suresh, C. Gudeman, O. Auciello, J.A. Carlisle and R. W. Carpick, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications, Eds. T. George, M. S. Islam and A. K. Dutta, Proc. of SPIE, 7318, 731818, p. 1-9 (2009).

7. * Invited Paper: Large Area Low Temperature Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Films and Integration with  CMOS Devices for Monolithically Integrated Diamond MEMS/NEMS-CMOS Systems
A. V. Sumant, O. Auciello, H.-C. Yuan, Z. Ma, R. W. Carpick, D. C. Mancini, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications, Eds. T. George, M. S. Islam and A. K. Dutta, Proc. of SPIE, 7318, 731817, p. 1-7 (2009).

6. Wet and Dry Machining Performance of Nanocrystalline Diamond Coated Micro End Milling of Aluminum
C.D. Torres, P.J. Heaney, A.V. Sumant, R.W. Carpick, F.E. Pfefferkorn, Intl. Conf. Multi-Mater. MicroManufac./Intl. Conf. MicroManufac., (Submitted Feb. 2009).

5. Contact mechanics description of inelastic displacement response of a nanopositioning device
M.J. Starr, E.D. Reedy, A.D. Corwin, R.W. Carpick, E.E. Flater, Proc. 2005 Int. Conf. on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems, 421-2 (2005).

4. Nanoscale confinement and ordering of ultrathin anodized alumina nanopore structures on silicon
P.J. Griffin, R.W. Carpick, and D.S. Stone, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 854E, U11.5.1-6 (2005).

3. Modeling multi-scale contact in MEMS
Can K. Bora, M.E. Plesha, E.E. Flater, M.D. Street, and R.W. Carpick, Proc. of the 2004 ASME/STLE Joint International Tribology Conference (2004).

2. Pre-sliding tangential deflections can govern the friction of MEMS devices
A.D. Corwin, M.D. Street, R.W. Carpick, W.R. Ashurst, and M.P. de Boer, Proc. of the 2004 ASME/STLE Joint International Tribology Conference (2004).

1. Making, breaking, and sliding of nanometer-scale contacts
R.W. Carpick, M. Enachescu, D.F. Ogletree and M. Salmeron, in Fracture and Ductile vs. Brittle Behavior-Theory, Modeling and Experiment, eds. G.E. Beltz, R.L.B. Selinger, K.-S. Kim and M.P. Marder, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 539, 93-101 (1999).

Conference Papers

24.  Geometrical Effects in Contact Mechanics: From Atomic Membranes to Evolving Asperities
R.W. Carpick, T.D. B. Jacobs, X.-Z. Liu, Q. Li. Proc. 8^th Int. Conf. on Flow Dynamics (ICFD 2011), Nov. 9-11, 2011, Sendai, Japan.

23.  Nano-Scale Forces, Stresses, and Tip Geometry Evolution of Amplitude Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy Probes
V. Vahdat, D.S. Grierson, K.T. Turner, R. W. Carpick. Proc. ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2011, Aug. 29-31, 2011, Washington, DC.

22.  Energy Efficient Piezoelectric Aluminum Nitride Nano Switches for Mechanical Computing
Z. Guo, N. Sinha, G.E.  Wabiszewski, G. Piazza, R.W. Carpick and A. De Hon. Proc. Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technologies Conference GOMACTech11, March 21-24, 2011 Orlando, FL. USA.

21.  Mechanics of Tip-Sample Contacts for Interpreting AFM Pull-Off Force Measurements
D.S. Grierson, J. Liu, R.W. Carpick & K.T. Turner. Proceedings of the 33nd Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, (2010).

20.  Nanoscale wear of atomic force microscope probes
J. Liu, J.K. Notbohm, R.W. Carpick, and K.T. Turner, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, (2009).

19. Ultra Thin AlN Piezoelectric Nano-Actuators
N. Sinha, G.E. Wabiszewski, R. Mahameed, V. Felmetsger, S. Tanner, R.W. Carpick and G. Piazza, to be presented at The 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, June 21-25, 2009.

18. On the Scientific and Technological Importance of Nanotribology
R.W. Carpick, Proceedings of the STLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC 2008, Miami, FL, Oct. 2008.

17. Environmental Performance Limits of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films
M.A. Hamilton, A.R. Konicek, A.V. Sumant, D.S. Grierson, O. Auciello, W. Gregory Sawyer, and R.W. Carpick, Proceedings of the STLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC 2008, Miami, FL, Oct. 2008.

16. Characterizing Performance and Impact of Nanocrystalline Diamond Coatings on Micro End Milling
C.D. Torres, P.J. Heaney, M.A. Hamilton, A.V. Sumant, R.W. Carpick, and F.E. Pfefferkorn, Proc. Int. Conf. on Micromanufac., 75, 2008.

15. Effect of nanocrystalline diamond coatings on micro-end milling performance
P. Heaney, C. Torres, A.V. Sumant, R.W. Carpick, and F. Pfefferkorn, Proc. Int. Conf. on Micromanufac., 7, 2006.

14. Atomic scale friction and its connections to fracture
R.W. Carpick, Proc. of the 11th International Conference on Fracture, Turin, Italy, March 20-25, 2005.

13. Contact modeling of SAM-coated polysilicon asperities
E.D. Reedy, M.J. Starr, R.E. Jones, E.E. Flater, and R.W. Carpick, Proc. of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society Meeting, Mobile, AL, Feb. 2005.

12. Analysis of contact forces using AFM data of polycrystalline silicon surfaces
M.J. Starr, H. Sumali, J.M. Redmond, E.E. Flater, and R.W. Carpick, Proc. of the SEM X International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Costa Mesa, CA, July 2004.

11. The effect of surface chemistry and structure on nano-scale adhesion and friction
R.W. Carpick , E.E. Flater, and K. Sridharan, PMSE Preprints, 90, 197, (2004).

10. Friction in MEMS: From single to multiple asperity contact
R.W. Carpick, E.E. Flater, J.R. VanLangendon, and M.P. de Boer, Proc. of the SEM VIII International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, p. 282 (2002).

9. Nanometer-scale studies of anisotropic polymer surfaces
R.W. Carpick, M.S. Marcus, M.J. D’Amato, D.Y. Sasaki, and M. A. Eriksson, Polym. Preprints, 88, 499 (2003).

8. Oxide nanocomposites for MEMS applications
R.R. O’Keefe, R.W. Carpick, R.F. Cooper, W.J. Drugan, and D.S. Stone, Proc. of the SEM VIII International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, p. 160 (2002).

7. Nano-scale topographic control of polymer surfaces via buckling instabilities
S. Zhao, F. Denes, S. Manolache, and R.W. Carpick, Proc. of the SEM VIII International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, p. 162 (2002).

6. Mechanical analysis and measurement of scanning probe microscope performance
M.J. Brukman and R.W. Carpick, Proc. of the SEM VIII International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, p. 49 (2002).

5. Frictional and adhesive properties of diamond-like carbon/ silicon nitride nanocontacts
E.E. Flater, J.R. VanLangendon, E.H. Wilson, K. Sridharan, and R.W. Carpick, Proc. of the SEM VIII International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, p. 42 (2002).

4. Thermochromic transitions of (poly)diacetylene molecular layers
R.W. Carpick, D.Y. Sasaki, T.M. Mayer and A.R. Burns, Polym. Preprints, (2001).

3. Nanocontacts: Fabrication, characterization, and nanotribology studies
R.W. Carpick, J. R. VanLangedon, E. H. Wilson, and K. Sridharan, Proc. of the SEM VII International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 725 (2001).

2. Nanometer-scale structural, tribological, and optical properties of ultrathin poly(diacetylene) films
R.W. Carpick, D.Y. Sasaki, and A.R. Burns, Polym. Preprints., 41 (2), 1458 (2000).

1. Friction and load on well defined surfaces studied by atomic force microscopy
D.F. Ogletree, J. Hu, X.-D. Xiao, C. Morant, Q. Dai, R. Völlmer, R. Carpick and M. Salmeron, Forces in Scanning Probe Methods, eds. H.-J. Güntherodt, D. Anselmetti and E. Meyer, 337-344. NATO ASI Series E: Applied Sciences. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 1995.

Educational Publications

6. Integrating Nanoscale Science and Engineering Concepts into Undergraduate Engineering Classrooms.
W.C. Crone, K.W. Lux, R.W. Carpick, D.S. Stone, E.E. Hellstrom, A.K. Bentley, G. Lisensky. 9th International Conference on Engineering Education (2006).

5. Integrating Nanoscale Science and Engineering Concepts into Mechanics and Materials Classrooms.
W.C. Crone, K.W. Lux, R.W. Carpick, D.S. Stone, E.E. Hellstrom. Proc. of the SEM X International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 72: 258 1-8 (2004).

4. Incorporating Nanotechnology into Undergraduate Education.
W.C. Crone, R.W. Carpick, K.W. Lux. Proc. of the SEM IX International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 19: 125, 1-6 (2003).

3. Incorporating Concepts of Nanotechnology into the Materials Science and Engineering Classroom.
W.C. Crone, A.B. Ellis, G.C. Lisensky, S.M. Condren, D.S. Stone, R.W. Carpick, A. Payne, K. Lux. Proc. Am. Soc. for Eng. Ed. Ann. Mtg., 1464 (2024) 1-11 (2003).

2. A Course in Micro- and Nanoscale Mechanics.
W.C. Crone, R.W. Carpick, K.W. Lux, B.D. Johnson. Proc. Am. Soc. for Eng. Ed. Ann. Mtg., 1168 (2019) 1-10 (2003).

1. Who Wants to Be an Engineer? -or- Better Teaching through Game Shows.
R.W. Carpick. Proc. Am. Soc. for Eng. Ed. Ann. Mtg., 556 (1630) 1-10, (2002).

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