Fundamentals of friction and wear on the nanoscale. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Enrico Gnecco, Ernst Meyer, editors.
• Editors: Gnecco, Enrico; Meyer, E (Ernst), 1962-
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part IExperimental Techniques; 1 Friction Force Microscopy; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Instrumentation; 1.2.1 Force Sensors; 1.2.2 Control Over the Contact; 1.3 Measurement Procedures; 1.3.1 Friction as a Function of Load; 1.3.2 Friction as a Function of Material; 1.3.3 Friction Effects in Normal Force Measurements; 1.3.4 Fluctuations in Friction Force Microscopy; 1.3.5 Friction as a Function of Temperature; 1.3.6 Dynamic Lateral Force Measurements; 1.4 Outlook; References; 2 Surface Forces Apparatus in Nanotribology; 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Surface Forces Apparatus Technique: Generalities2.3 Surface Forces Apparatus Nanotribometer; 2.3.1 Experimental Setup; 2.3.2 Local Structural Information: Combination of the SFA with Other Techniques; 2.3.3 Beyond Mica: Alternative Substrates; 2.4 Case Study: Weakly Adhesive Surfaces Under Shear; References; 3 Nanoscale Friction and Ultrasonics; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Normal Ultrasonic Vibration at Nanocontacts; 3.3 Shear Ultrasonic Vibration at Nanocontacts; 3.4 Reduction of Friction by Ultrasonic Vibration; 3.5 Adhesion Hysteresis at Ultrasonic Frequencies; References. 4 Triboluminescence4.1 Introduction and Brief Historical Survey; 4.2 Basic Processes and Activation Mechanisms ; 4.3 Experimental Techniques for Studying Triboluminescence; 4.4 Characteristics of the TL ; 4.4.1 Spatial Distribution of the TL at a Tribological Contact; 4.4.2 Effect of the Ambient Gas and the Material of the Counterbodies on Spectral Characteristics and Intensity Distribution of the TL; 4.4.3 Effect of Friction Type and Humidity on the TL and Triboelectrification of Polymers; 4.4.4 Behaviour of the TL on Different Time Scales; 4.5 Modelling Approach; References. 5 The Quartz Crystal Microbalance as a Nanotribology Technique5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Acoustics of Quartz Crystal; 5.3 QCM Driving Circuits; 5.4 Quality of the Surface Electrodes; 5.5 UHV Apparatus; References; Part IIAtomic-Scale Friction; 6 Atomic-Scale Friction Measurements in Ultra-High Vacuum; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Prandtl-Tomlinson Model; 6.2.1 One-dimensional Prandtl-Tomlinson Model; 6.2.2 Extensions of the Prandtl-Tomlinson Model; 6.3 Experimental Observations of Atomic Stick-slip; 6.3.1 Load Dependence: From Smooth Sliding and Stick-slip to Wear; 6.3.2 The Slip. 6.3.3 Thermal Effects and Velocity Dependence6.3.4 Maximal Lateral Force; 6.3.5 Multiple Slips; 6.4 Atomic-Scale Friction Beyond Flat Terraces; 6.4.1 Atomic-Scale Friction at Step Edges; 6.4.2 Atomic-Scale Friction on Ordered Superstructures and Reconstructions; 6.5 Anisotropy Effects; 6.6 Mechanical Properties of Molecular Chains; 6.7 Conclusions; References; 7 Stochastic Modeling and Rate Theory of Atomic Friction; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Langevin Modeling; 7.2.1 Langevin Equation; 7.2.2 Parameter Values; 7.2.3 Regimes of Motion; 7.2.4 Some Generalizations of the Standard PT Model.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 714 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.8/9; Physics; Tribology; Friction; Nanostructured materials; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Tribology; Friction; Nanostructured materials; Tribology; Technology & Engineering -- Nanotechnology & MEMS; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Nanotechnology; Precision instruments manufacture; Materials science; Nanotechnology; Engineering; Surfaces (Physics); Science -- Nanostructures; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319105604; 3319105604; 3319105590; 9783319105598
• Related ISBNs: 9783319105598
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 13, 2014).
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