Recent highlights in nanoscale and mesoscale friction

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Andrea Vanossi¹  Thilo Glatzel²  Rémy Pawlak²  Marcin Kisiel²  Ernst Meyer²  Nicola Manini³  Dirk Dietzel⁴  Andre Schirmeisen⁴  Shigeki Kawai⁵ 

[1] CNR-IOM Democritos National Simulation Center, Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy;Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstr. 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland;Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy;Institute of Applied Physics, University of Giessen, 33492 Giessen, Germany;International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1, Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan;

关键词: atomic force microscopy;    dissipation;    friction;    mesoscale;    nanomanipulation;    nanoscale;    scale bridging;    structural lubricity;    superlubricity;   

DOI  :  10.3762/bjnano.9.190

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Friction is the oldest branch of non-equilibrium condensed matter physics and, at the same time, the least established at the fundamental level. A full understanding and control of friction is increasingly recognized to involve all relevant size and time scales. We review here some recent advances on the research focusing of nano- and mesoscale tribology phenomena. These advances are currently pursued in a multifaceted approach starting from the fundamental atomic-scale friction and mechanical control of specific single-asperity combinations, e.g., nanoclusters on layered materials, then scaling up to the meso/microscale of extended, occasionally lubricated, interfaces and driven trapped optical systems, and eventually up to the macroscale. Currently, this “hot” research field is leading to new technological advances in the area of engineering and materials science.

【 授权许可】

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