Results 11 to 20 of about 1,151 (185)
The study of friction and wear processes on the nanometer scale is related to the development of the atomic force microscope, where laser beams and piezoelectric elements are used to detect the motion of a micro tip across a surface in a ...
Enrico Gnecco +2 more
doaj +4 more sources
Nanotribology at high temperatures [PDF]
Recent molecular dynamics simulation results have increased conceptual understanding of the grazing and the ploughing friction at elevated temperatures, particularly near the substrate’s melting point.
Saurav Goel +4 more
doaj +6 more sources
This article provides an overview of nanotribology, with particular emphasis on the scalable regime where contact dimensions, topographical perturbations, confinement scale and molecular dimensions are of the same order.
S.K. Biswas
core +2 more sources
This concept paper analyses current nanotribology regarding its potential to go green, and presents promises and possible pitfalls of such an approach.
I C Gebeshuber
core +2 more sources
Nanotribology and nanomechanics: an introduction
This textbook and comprehensive reference source and serves as a timely, practical introduction to the principles of nanotribology and nanomechanics.
Bhushan, Bharat
core +2 more sources
This chapter deals with green and sustainable nanotribology. It highlights the challenges, development and opportunities of these new, emerging fields of science and embeds them in the major frame of the most serious problems we currently face on our ...
Gebeshuber, I.C.
core +4 more sources
Superlubricity of Graphite Induced by Multiple Transferred Graphene Nanoflakes
2D or 3D layered materials, such as graphene, graphite, and molybdenum disulfide, usually exhibit superlubricity properties when sliding occurs between the incommensurate interface lattices.
Jinjin Li, Tianyang Gao, Jianbin Luo
doaj +2 more sources
Elements of friction theory and nanotribology: from statistical physics to quantum information
Combining the classical theories of contact mechanics and lubrication with the study of friction on the nanometer range, this multi-scale book for researchers and students alike guides the reader deftly through the mechanisms governing friction processes,
Meyer, Ernst +3 more
core +3 more sources
Perspectives of 2D MXene Tribology. [PDF]
The past two years have witnessed increased experimental and theoretical efforts toward studying MXenes’ mechanical and tribological properties when used as lubricant additives, reinforcement phases in composites, or solid lubricant coatings. The most promising results in MXene tribology are summarized, future important problems to be pursued further ...
Rosenkranz A +4 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Mammalian tooth enamel functional sophistication demonstrated by combined nanotribology and synchrotron radiation FTIR analyses. [PDF]
Summary: The teeth of limbed vertebrates used for capturing and processing food are composed of mineralized dentine covered by hypermineralized enamel, the hardest material organisms produce. Here, we combine scanning probe microscopy, depth sensing, and
Chiu CT +7 more
europepmc +2 more sources

