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AFM/FFM techniques are commonly used for nanotribology and nanomechanics studies including surface characterization, adhesion, friction, scratching/wear, boundary lubrication, and surface potential and capacitance mapping1-5. AFMs and their modifications are also used for nanomechanical characterization, which includes measurement and analysis of hardness, elastic modulus and viscoelastic properties, and in-situ localized deformation studies. These studies are needed to study interfacial phenomena in micro- and nano structures used in magnetic storage systems, micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), BioMEMS/NEMS, and other industrial applications. Friction and wear of lightly loaded micro/nano components are highly dependent on the surface interactions (few atomic layers). Nanotribological and nanomechanics studies are also valuable in the fundamental understanding of interfacial phenomena in macrostructures to provide a bridge between science and engineering. This talk will present an overview of nanotribological and nanomechanics studies using scanning probe microscopy and their applications.
1 Bhushan, B., Israelachvili, J.N., and Landman, U., "Nanotribology: Friction, Wear and Lubrication at the Atomic Scale," Nature, Vol. 374, 1995, pp. 607-616.
2 Bhushan, B., Handbook of Micro/Nanotribology, second ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1999.
3 Bhushan, B., Fuchs, H., et al.., Applied Scanning Probe Methods, Vol. 1-7, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, 2004, 2006, 2007.
4 Bhushan, B., Nanotribology and Nanomechanics - An Introduction, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, 2005.
5 Bhushan, B., Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology, second ed., Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, 2007.
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