Title :
Super-lubricity of C60 monolayer films
Author :
Okita, S. ; Matsumuro, A. ; Miura, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microsystem Eng., Nagoya Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The frictional behavior of a C60 monolayer film between graphite substrates is studied using a homebuilt surface force apparatus. The mean frictional force from the C60 monolayers is estimated to be approximately 2 mN, which is one-fifth that of C60 multilayer thin films. The C60 monolayer films exhibit a low frictional force of 2 mN up to one hundred scans under a normal stress of 8 MPa, which indicates that the C60 monolayer film is highly promising for use as a lubricant.
Keywords :
fullerenes; graphite; lubrication; monolayers; rolling friction; semiconductor thin films; substrates; C; C60; C60 monolayer film; frictional behavior; graphite substrates; homebuilt surface force apparatus; lubricant; mean frictional force; normal stress; super-lubricity; Atomic force microscopy; Atomic layer deposition; Lubricants; Nonhomogeneous media; Physics education; Stress; Substrates; Surface topography; Temperature; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Micromechatronics and Human Science, 2002. MHS 2002. Proceedings of 2002 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7611-0
DOI :
10.1109/MHS.2002.1058036
