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Nanotribology : an UHV-SFM study on thin-films of C60 and AgBr

Luthi, R. and Meyer, E. and Haefke, H. and Howald, L. and Gutmannsbauer, W. and Guggisberg, M. and Bammerlin, M. and Guntherodt, H. J.. (1995) Nanotribology : an UHV-SFM study on thin-films of C60 and AgBr. Surface science, Vol. 338, H. 1-3. pp. 247-260.

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Abstract

We performed scanning force microscopy (SFM) in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) on C60 and AgBr thin films deposited on NaCl(001) substrates. The morphology of the initial growth stage and the nanotribological properties of these thin films are characterized and discussed. A novel experimental approach is presented where local friction coefficients are determined: the lateral (frictional) forces are measured as a function of normal load, controlled by an external ramp generator. The local friction coefficient can be extracted by means of the two-dimensional histogram technique. In the low load regime, friction coefficients of 0.15 +/- 0.02, 0.33 +/- 0.07 and > 0.03 were found between probing SiOx tip and C60, AgBr and NaCl, respectively. The two-dimensional histogram reveals significant details about the force regime of wear-less friction and the initial stage of wear on these thin films.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Nanomechanik (Meyer)
UniBasel Contributors:Meyer, Ernst
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0039-6028
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:14 Sep 2012 06:43

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