Real-time transmission electron microscope observation of nanofriction at a single Ag asperity
Real-time transmission electron microscope observation of nanofriction at a single Ag asperity
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DOI:
10.1088/0957-4484/23/50/505701
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发表时间:
2012-12
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Takaaki Sato;T. Ishida;L. Jalabert;H. Fujita
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作者:
Takaaki Sato;T. Ishida;L. Jalabert;H. Fujita
The observation of nanoscale deformation in real time is a significant step toward understanding the mechanisms of friction and lubrication. Our experimental setup of a micromachine combined with a transmission electron microscope allowed us to measure the deformation, force and cross-sectional area of a single Ag asperity during shear testing. The experimental results provided insight into one of the parameters that determines the frictional coefficient. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the energy loss associated with a shear fracture event is strongly correlated with the increase in total surface energy of the two surfaces formed here after the fracture of the nanocontact.