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Topography (left) and lateral force images (right) obtained by LFM on (a) cleaned and (b), (c) tribocharged (average potential indicated on each sample, was measured with a macroscopic Kelvin probe) PTFE samples. Loop of friction signal profiles traced in LFM images are shown in (d). See also Supplementary Fig. S4.
