The aim of the present work was to investigate the influence of textures consisting of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) on the friction coefficient of silicon under unlubricated conditions, using nanoscale friction tests. The tests were performed on <1 1 1> single crystal wafers of p-doped silicon. Surface texturing was performed by a direct writing technique, using 560 fs pulses of 1030 nm wav...