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Open AccessNanotribological properties and scratch resistance of MoS2 bilayer on a SiO2/Si substrate
The tribological properties and scratch resistance of MoS2 bilayer deposited on SiO2/Si substrates prepared via chemical vapor deposition are investigated. Friction force microscopy (FFM) is employed to investiga...
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Wear and Adhesion Properties of Single-Layer Graphene
Wear and adhesion properties of single-layer graphene deposited on a silicon wafer were investigated in this study. Wear characteristics was studied at nanoscale by using friction force microscopy (FFM) while ...
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Scratch Behavior of ZrO2 Thin Film Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition Method on Silicon Wafer
To evaluate friction behaviour and adhesion strength of 130 nm-thick zirconia (ZrO2) film produceded by atomic layer deposition (ALD) on Si substrate, scratch tests were performed at two different scales; micro- ...
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Efficient fabrication of gold tips by electrochemical etching for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Tip-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS) is a powerful tool for analyzing physical and chemical properties of material at the nanoscale. The most widely used probes for TERS have metal(Au or Ag)-coated AFM tips....
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Tribological properties of adsorbed water layer on silicon surfaces
Tribological properties of adsorbed water layer on solid surface in sliding contact have not yet been fully understood. In this regard, it is important to better understand how surface hydrophilicity and humid...
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Tribochemical interactions of Si-doped DLC film against steel in sliding contact
This study concerns the effects of tribochemical interactions at the interface of Si-DLC (silicon-doped diamond-like carbon) film and steel ball in sliding contact on tribological properties of the film. The S...
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Tribological Behavior of Grafted Polymer Gel Nanocoatings
A robust molecular lubrication layer on a silicon surface has been fabricated from a grafted polymer gel with thickness below 10 nm. A functionalized rubber-glassy block-copolymer was chemically grafted to a s...
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Sliding friction and wear behavior of Al–Ni–Co–Si quasicrystalline coatings deposited by the high-velocity oxy-fuel spraying technique
The sliding friction and wear performance of Al–Ni–Co–Si quasicrystalline coatings deposited by the high-velocity oxy-fuel technique were investigated under dry sliding conditions. This study indicated that ch...
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Cavity design method for injection-molded spur gears
Mold cavities of gears should be made larger than the product specification since plastics shrink when changing from a molten to a solid state. For injection molded spur gears, two design methods for the compe...
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Detection of contact damage in ceramics by an ultrasonic method
A pulse-echo ultrasonic technique consisting of focused normal-incident compressional waves was used for the detection and evaluation of surface and subsurface damage in micaceous glass-ceramic and silicon nit...
