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.
Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 1.1: Introduction (626 KB)
Chapter 1.2: Short Outline of the History of Tribology (233 KB)
Chapter 1.3: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) (197 KB)
Chapter 1.4: Guillaume Amontons (1663-1705) (61 KB)
Chapter 1.5: Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) (225 KB)
Chapter 1.6: Charles Augustin Coulomb (1736-1806) (115 KB)
Chapter 1.7: Friction and Wear (418 KB)
Chapter 1.8: Friction on a Macroscopic Scale (285 KB)
Chapter 1.9: The Bowden and Tabor Adhesion Model (104 KB)
Chapter 1.10: The Shear Strength (104 KB)
Contents:
- Introduction and Motivation
- Instruments
- Normal Forces at the Atomic Scale
- Understanding of Lateral Forces
- Dissipation Mechanisms
- Nanorheology and Nanoconfinement
- Generation of Ultrasonic Waves in Sliding Friction
- Friction Force Microscopy Experiments
- Appendix: Instrumental Aspects of Force Microscopy
Readership: Graduate and researchers in physics, chemistry and materials science.
