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, 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).

57. 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. Science and technology of integrated ultrananocrystalline diamond/multifunctional materials for fabrication of high performance RF MEMS/NEMS devices.

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 Microwave Magazine, 8 (6) 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).

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, Tribology 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. Rel. Mat., 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. Rel. 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. Trib. 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. Mat., 17 (8) 1039-1045 (2005).

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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.: Cond. Matt., 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, Tribology 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, Tribology 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, Tribology 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, Tribology 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, Tribology 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 Interface 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. Tribology Lett., 5, 91 (1998).

10. Review Article: Scratching the surface: Fundamental investigations of tribology with atomic force microscopy

R.W. Carpick and M. Salmeron, Chemical Reviews 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 Bi₂CaSr₂Cu₂O_8+d

Y.H. Shi, M.J.G Lee, M. Moskovits, R. Carpick, A. Hsu, B.W. Statt, and Z. Wang. Phys. Rev. B (Cond. Matt.) 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).

Invited Book Chapters

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 (2^nd Edition) Ed. B. Bhushan (Springer Verlag), in press (2006).

(Chapter in 1^st 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

1. Controlling friction

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

Invited Technical Magazine Articles

2. Measurements of in-plane materials properties with SPM

R.W. Carpick, M.A. Eriksson, MRS Bulletin, 29 (7), 472 (2004).

1. Vacuum experiments reveal the nanoworld

R. W. Carpick, Vacuum Solutions, 1 (18), 15 (2000).

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

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

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).