| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J35962/01 |
| Title: |
NANOTRIBOLOGY |
| Principal Investigator: |
Bowen, Professor D |
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| Department: |
Sch of Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Warwick |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 September 1993 |
Ends: |
31 August 1995 |
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62,471
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| Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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This project will investigate some major questions in nanotribology concerning the frictional behaviour of very small areas of contact at very low loads. To do this a special form of lateral force atomic force microscope will be designed and constructed. This will allow probes presenting contact areas down to 10nm radius to be traversed across counterfaces while simultaneously monitoring the surface texture of the face and frictional forces down to an ultimate limit of about 1nN. This instrument will be used to study the friction miniature actuators and micromechanical devices find increasing application. Probe materials will include diamond, silicon and molybdenum. Counterfaces will include those of oxide ceramics, silicon and glasses. The effect of surface treatments with thin films of polymers and with C60 fullerene complexes will be investigated. It is likely that frictional characteristics in the nanotribology regime will be discovered that differ greatly from those of bulk materials.
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http://www.warwick.ac.uk |