NANO-TRIBOLOGY

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Important Forces in Nano-Tribology

• Van der Waals Forces

  • Concluding remarks on Van der Waals forces

• Electrostatic Forces

  • An example

• Meniscus/Surface Tension Force

  • An example

• Solvation Effect

  • An example

• Mechanisms of Friction in Nano-Conjunctions

  • An example

• References