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Micro/Nanotribology and Its Applications

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Bharat Bhushan

    1. Computer Microtribology and Contamination Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series E: (NSSE, volume 330)

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Table of contents (46 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. History

    1. History of Tribology and Micro/Nanotribology

      • Bharat Bhushan
      Pages 1-16

  4. Forces and Adhesion

    1. Adhesion on the Nanometer Scale

      • U. Dürig, A. Stalder
      Pages 61-99

    2. AFM at Liquid-Solid Interfaces

      • S. J. O’Shea, M. A. Lantz, M. E. Welland
      Pages 101-119

    3. Study of Attractive Interactions between Poly (Ethylene-Oxide) Coated Surfaces Using AFM

      • G. J. C. Braithwaite, P. F. Luckham
      Pages 121-127

    4. Force Gradient Versus Distance Curves Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy

      • M. Labardi, P. G. Gucciardi, M. Allegrini
      Pages 129-134

    5. Adhesion and Friction Using Field Ion Microscopy

      • N. Ohmae
      Pages 135-150

    6. A Continuum Mechanics Model of Adhesion and Friction in a Single Asperity Contact

      • K. L. Johnson
      Pages 151-168

  5. Friction And Wear

    1. AFM/FFM and STM

      1. Friction, Scratching/Wear, Indentation and Lubrication on Micro- to Nanoscales
        • Bharat Bhushan
        Pages 169-191
      2. Instrumental Aspects and Contrast Mechanisms of Friction Force Microscopy
        • E. Meyer, R. Lüthi, L. Howald, M. Bammerlin, M. Guggisberg, H.-J. Güntherodt
        Pages 193-215
      3. Modulation Technique for Measuring Friction on a Nanometer Scale
        • J. Colchero, M. Luna, A. M. Baró
        Pages 217-223
      4. Friction Force Microscopy at Ultrasonic Frequencies
        • V. Scherer, W. Arnold
        Pages 225-231
      5. Friction Force Spectroscopy in the Low-Load Regime with Well-Defined Tips
        • Udo D. Schwarz, Oliver Zwörner, Peter Köster, Roland Wiesendanger
        Pages 233-238
      6. Friction Force Microscopy of Organic Thin Films and Crystals
        • Masamichi Fujihira
        Pages 239-260
      7. Scanning Force Microscopy of Latent Heavy-Ion Tracks in Ultrahigh Vacuum
        • J. Ackermann, S. Grafström, T. Hagen, J. Kowalski, R. Neumann, M. Sedlacek
        Pages 261-267
      8. Investigation of Sliding Friction on the Ferroic Crystals Surface
        • R. Czajka, B. Mróz, S. Szuba, S. Mielcarek
        Pages 269-273
      9. Compositional Characterization of III-V Semiconductor Heterostructures by Friction Force Microscopy
        • R. Garcia, J. Tamayo, L. Gonzalez, Y. Gonzalez
        Pages 275-282
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Micro/nanotribology as a field is concerned with experimental and theoretical investigations of processes ranging from atomic and molecular scales to the microscale, occurring during adhesion, friction, wear, and thin-film lubrication at sliding surfaces. As a field it is truly interdisciplinary, but this confronts the would-be entrant with the difficulty of becoming familiar with the basic theories and applications: the area is not covered in any undergraduate or graduate scientific curriculum.
The present work commences with a history of tribology and micro/nanotribology, followed by discussions of instrumentation, basic theories of friction, wear and lubrication on nano- to microscales, and their industrial applications. A variety of research instruments are covered, including a variety of scanning probe microscopes and surface force apparatus. Experimental research and modelling are expertly dealt with, the emphasis throughout being applied aspects.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Computer Microtribology and Contamination Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Bharat Bhushan

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