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Title: Friction, adhesion, contact area and load measurements of nanometer-sized contacts using friction force microscopy

Conference ·
OSTI ID:559927
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States)

Recent results obtained with friction force microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum studying nanometer-sized single asperity contacts will be presented. Contact area, determined by measuring the lateral stiffness of the contact using a new technique, is compared with friction measured as a function of applied load. From this, the interfacial shear strength of the contact is determined. Furthermore, the applicability of continuum contact mechanics models is tested at the nanometer scale.

OSTI ID:
559927
Report Number(s):
CONF-970443-; TRN: 97:005895-0055
Resource Relation:
Conference: 213. national meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA (United States), 13-17 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of 213th ACS national meeting; PB: 2904 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English