Ebook: Micro/Nanotribology and Its Applications

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.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
History of Tribology and Micro/Nanotribology....Pages 1-16
Instrumentation for Scanning Force Microscopy and Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 17-34
Sensors for Scanning Probe Microscopy....Pages 35-54
An Atomic Force Microscope with Two Optical Levers for Detection of the Position of the Tip End with Three Degrees of Freedom....Pages 55-60
Adhesion on the Nanometer Scale....Pages 61-99
AFM at Liquid-Solid Interfaces....Pages 101-119
Study of Attractive Interactions between Poly (Ethylene-Oxide) Coated Surfaces Using AFM....Pages 121-127
Force Gradient Versus Distance Curves Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy....Pages 129-134
Adhesion and Friction Using Field Ion Microscopy....Pages 135-150
A Continuum Mechanics Model of Adhesion and Friction in a Single Asperity Contact....Pages 151-168
Friction, Scratching/Wear, Indentation and Lubrication on Micro- to Nanoscales....Pages 169-191
Instrumental Aspects and Contrast Mechanisms of Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 193-215
Modulation Technique for Measuring Friction on a Nanometer Scale....Pages 217-223
Friction Force Microscopy at Ultrasonic Frequencies....Pages 225-231
Friction Force Spectroscopy in the Low-Load Regime with Well-Defined Tips....Pages 233-238
Friction Force Microscopy of Organic Thin Films and Crystals....Pages 239-260
Scanning Force Microscopy of Latent Heavy-Ion Tracks in Ultrahigh Vacuum....Pages 261-267
Investigation of Sliding Friction on the Ferroic Crystals Surface....Pages 269-273
Compositional Characterization of III-V Semiconductor Heterostructures by Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 275-282
Nanotribology in Electrolytic Environments....Pages 283-297
Mechanisms for Sliding Friction of Single Molecule Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy at Room Temperature....Pages 299-309
Sliding Friction of Compressing Xenon Monolayers....Pages 311-316
Control and Minimization of Friction via Surface Modification....Pages 317-329
Sliding Friction of Compressing Xenon Monolayers....Pages 311-316
Control and Minimization of Friction via Surface Modification....Pages 317-329
Glass-Like Transition of a Simple Fluid Confined between Low-Energy, Noncrystalline Surfaces....Pages 331-338
Microscopic Aspects of Friction....Pages 339-353
Theoretical Simulation of Atomic-Scale Friction Image of Graphite in FFM....Pages 355-361
Frictional Phases in a Driven Two-Wave Potential....Pages 363-369
Frictional Anisotropy and the Role of Lattice Relaxation in Molecular Tribology of Crystalline Interfaces....Pages 371-377
Simulation of the Scan Process in Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 379-384
Tribology: A Bridge from Macro to Nano....Pages 385-390
Tribology: A Bridge from Macro to Nano....Pages 385-390
Friction of Sliding Surfaces Carrying Boundary Layers: The Relation between Friction on the Micro- and Macro-Scales....Pages 391-397
Lubrication: Traditional to Nano-Lubricating Films....Pages 399-414
Analysis of Lubricant Morphology Using the AFM....Pages 415-420
A Beginner’s Guide to LPM Materials Properties Measurements....Pages 421-438
A Beginner’s Guide to LPM Materials Properties Measurements....Pages 439-454
Nanomechanical Interactions of Scanning Force Microscope Tips with Polymer Surfaces....Pages 455-465
Surface Mechanical Properties Using Nanoindentation....Pages 467-492
Junctions and Nano-Elastohydrodynamics....Pages 493-532
Stick-Slip Motion, Transient Behavior, and Memory in Confined Films....Pages 533-553
Theory of Friction: Friction Dynamics for Boundary Lubricated Surfaces....Pages 555-577
Microdynamical Systems....Pages 579-599
Preparation of Micro- and Nanostructures....Pages 601-620
Adhesion and Friction in MEMS....Pages 621-628
Water Adsorption on MEMS Surface Studied by Quartz Crystal Microbalance....Pages 629-645
Molecular Tribology of Disk Drives....Pages 647-661
Application of SPM for the Analysis of Microcracks of Thin-Film Head Alumina....Pages 663-668
Back Matter....Pages 669-676

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
History of Tribology and Micro/Nanotribology....Pages 1-16
Instrumentation for Scanning Force Microscopy and Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 17-34
Sensors for Scanning Probe Microscopy....Pages 35-54
An Atomic Force Microscope with Two Optical Levers for Detection of the Position of the Tip End with Three Degrees of Freedom....Pages 55-60
Adhesion on the Nanometer Scale....Pages 61-99
AFM at Liquid-Solid Interfaces....Pages 101-119
Study of Attractive Interactions between Poly (Ethylene-Oxide) Coated Surfaces Using AFM....Pages 121-127
Force Gradient Versus Distance Curves Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy....Pages 129-134
Adhesion and Friction Using Field Ion Microscopy....Pages 135-150
A Continuum Mechanics Model of Adhesion and Friction in a Single Asperity Contact....Pages 151-168
Friction, Scratching/Wear, Indentation and Lubrication on Micro- to Nanoscales....Pages 169-191
Instrumental Aspects and Contrast Mechanisms of Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 193-215
Modulation Technique for Measuring Friction on a Nanometer Scale....Pages 217-223
Friction Force Microscopy at Ultrasonic Frequencies....Pages 225-231
Friction Force Spectroscopy in the Low-Load Regime with Well-Defined Tips....Pages 233-238
Friction Force Microscopy of Organic Thin Films and Crystals....Pages 239-260
Scanning Force Microscopy of Latent Heavy-Ion Tracks in Ultrahigh Vacuum....Pages 261-267
Investigation of Sliding Friction on the Ferroic Crystals Surface....Pages 269-273
Compositional Characterization of III-V Semiconductor Heterostructures by Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 275-282
Nanotribology in Electrolytic Environments....Pages 283-297
Mechanisms for Sliding Friction of Single Molecule Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy at Room Temperature....Pages 299-309
Sliding Friction of Compressing Xenon Monolayers....Pages 311-316
Control and Minimization of Friction via Surface Modification....Pages 317-329
Sliding Friction of Compressing Xenon Monolayers....Pages 311-316
Control and Minimization of Friction via Surface Modification....Pages 317-329
Glass-Like Transition of a Simple Fluid Confined between Low-Energy, Noncrystalline Surfaces....Pages 331-338
Microscopic Aspects of Friction....Pages 339-353
Theoretical Simulation of Atomic-Scale Friction Image of Graphite in FFM....Pages 355-361
Frictional Phases in a Driven Two-Wave Potential....Pages 363-369
Frictional Anisotropy and the Role of Lattice Relaxation in Molecular Tribology of Crystalline Interfaces....Pages 371-377
Simulation of the Scan Process in Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 379-384
Tribology: A Bridge from Macro to Nano....Pages 385-390
Tribology: A Bridge from Macro to Nano....Pages 385-390
Friction of Sliding Surfaces Carrying Boundary Layers: The Relation between Friction on the Micro- and Macro-Scales....Pages 391-397
Lubrication: Traditional to Nano-Lubricating Films....Pages 399-414
Analysis of Lubricant Morphology Using the AFM....Pages 415-420
A Beginner’s Guide to LPM Materials Properties Measurements....Pages 421-438
A Beginner’s Guide to LPM Materials Properties Measurements....Pages 439-454
Nanomechanical Interactions of Scanning Force Microscope Tips with Polymer Surfaces....Pages 455-465
Surface Mechanical Properties Using Nanoindentation....Pages 467-492
Junctions and Nano-Elastohydrodynamics....Pages 493-532
Stick-Slip Motion, Transient Behavior, and Memory in Confined Films....Pages 533-553
Theory of Friction: Friction Dynamics for Boundary Lubricated Surfaces....Pages 555-577
Microdynamical Systems....Pages 579-599
Preparation of Micro- and Nanostructures....Pages 601-620
Adhesion and Friction in MEMS....Pages 621-628
Water Adsorption on MEMS Surface Studied by Quartz Crystal Microbalance....Pages 629-645
Molecular Tribology of Disk Drives....Pages 647-661
Application of SPM for the Analysis of Microcracks of Thin-Film Head Alumina....Pages 663-668
Back Matter....Pages 669-676
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