Nanoscience: Friction and Rheology on Th

ISBN-13: 9789810225629 / Angielski

E. Meyer; T. Gyalog; R. M. Overney

Opis

Friction force microscopy is an important analytical tool in the field of tribology on the nanometer-scale. The contact area between the probing tip and the sample is reduced to some square nanometers, corresponding to the ideal of a single asperity contact. Traditional concepts, such as friction coefficients, adhesion and elasticity and stick-slip are re-examined with this novel technique. New concepts based upon classical and quantum mechanics are investigated.