Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale (NanoScience and Technology)

In the past twenty years, powerful tools such as atomic force microscopy have made it possible to accurately investigate the phenomena of friction and wear, down to the nanometer scale. Readers of this book will become familiar with the concepts and techniques of nanotribology, explained by an international team of scientists and engineers, actively involved and with long experience in this field. Edited by two pioneers in the field, **'Fundamentals of Frictions and Wear at the Nanoscale'** is suitable both as first introduction to this fascinating subject, and also as a reference for researchers wishing to improve their knowledge of nanotribology and to keep up with the latest results in this field. Front Matter....Pages I-XI Friction Force Microscopy....Pages 1-14 Surface Forces Apparatus in Nanotribology....Pages 15-33 The quartz crystal microbalance as a nanotribology technique....Pages 35-47 Nanoscale Friction and Ultrasonics....Pages 49-71 Probing of Nanocontacts Inside a Transmission Electron Microscope....Pages 73-100 Stick-Slip Motion on the Atomic Scale....Pages 101-115 Velocity dependence of atomic friction: Rate theory and beyond....Pages 117-142 The Basic of Nanoscale Friction and Ways to Control it....Pages 143-158 Experimental Observations of Superlubricity and Thermolubricity....Pages 159-176 Theoretical Aspects of Superlubricity....Pages 177-199 First-Principles Atomic-Scale Study of Superlow Friction....Pages 201-217 NanoMechanics: Elasticity in Nano-Objects....Pages 219-254 Mechanical Properties of Metallic Nanojunctions....Pages 255-268 Contact Mechanics, Friction and Adhesion with Application to Quasicrystals....Pages 269-306 A Multiscale Molecular Dynamics Approach to Contact Mechanics and Friction: From Continuum Mechanics to Molecular Dynamics....Pages 307-343 The Role of Nanoroughness in Contact Mechanics....Pages 345-359 Energy Dissipation and Nanoscale Imaging in Tapping Mode AFM....Pages 361-371 Mechanisms of atomic scale dissipation at close approach in dynamic atomic force microscopy....Pages 373-391 Theory of Noncontact Friction....Pages 393-438 Dissipation at large Separations....Pages 439-451 Surface-Damage Mechanisms: from Nano- and Microcontacts to Wear of Materials....Pages 453-480 Single Asperity Nanometer-Scale Studies of Tribochemstry....Pages 481-520 Nanotribology of MEMS/NEMS....Pages 521-547 Nanotribology in Automotive Industry....Pages 549-560 Nanotribological Studies by Nanoparticle Manipulation....Pages 561-582 Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 583-600 Theory of Adsorption and Manipulation of C 60 on the Si(001) Surface....Pages 601-618 Nanoscale Friction of Self-assembled Monolayers....Pages 619-645 Sliding Friction of Polymers: The Complex Role of Interface....Pages 647-658 Molecular Origins of Elastomeric Friction....Pages 659-676 Nanotribological Perspectives in Tissue Engineering....Pages 677-708 Back Matter....Pages 709-714 Readers Of This Book Will Become Familiar With The Concepts And Techniques Of Nanotribology, Explained By An International Team Of Scientists And Engineers, Actively Involved And With Long Experience In This Field. Edited By Two Pioneers In The Field, The Book Is Suitable Both As A First Introduction To This Fascinating Subject, And Also As A Reference For Researchers Wishing To Improve Their Knowledge Of Nanotribology. Enrico Gnecco, Ernst Meyer, [editors]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.