Bridging the Gap between Macro- and Nanotribology: A Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study of Tricresylphosphate Uptake on Metal and Oxide Surfaces

M. Abdelmaksoud, J. W. Bender, and J. Krim
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 176101 – Published 27 April 2004

Abstract

We report a quartz crystal microbalance study of the nanodynamical properties of tricresylphosphate (TCP) reaction films formed on high purity Fe, Cr, Fe oxide, and Cr oxide surfaces at elevated temperatures. The data reveal trace levels of interfacial slippage, potentially in conjunction with viscoelastic effects, for reaction films characterized by very low macroscopic friction coefficients. In contrast, rigidly attached TCP reaction films are observed in systems characterized by high macroscopic friction coefficients.

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  • Received 4 October 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.176101

©2004 American Physical Society

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M. Abdelmaksoud, J. W. Bender*, and J. Krim

  • Physics Department, Box 8202, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8202, USA

  • *Current address: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

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Vol. 92, Iss. 17 — 30 April 2004

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