AVS 56th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Tribology Focus Topic Wednesday Sessions

Session TR+NS-WeM
Nanomechanics and Nanotribology

Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 8:00 am, Room C4
Moderator: C.M. Mate, Hitachi San Jose Research Center


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8:00am TR+NS-WeM1
Nonlinear Contact Area Dependence of Sliding Friction for Metallic Nanoparticles
D. Dietzel, T. Moenninghoff, A. Schirmeisen, University of Münster, Germany
8:20am TR+NS-WeM2
Why is Graphite so Slippery? Gathering Clues from Atomically Resolved Three-Dimensional Lateral Force Measurements
M.Z. Baykara, T.C. Schwendemann, B.J. Albers, N. Pilet, E.I. Altman, U.D. Schwarz, Yale University
8:40am TR+NS-WeM3 Invited Paper
Atomistic Simulations of Friction and Wear of Carbon-Based Materials
I. Szlufarska, Y. Mo, M. Mishra, University of Wisconsin, Madison
9:20am TR+NS-WeM5
MD and AFM Studies of the Adhesion of Diamond, Silicon, and UNCD
J.A. Harrison, P.L. Piotrowski, G.T. Gao, United States Naval Academy, R.J. Cannara, National Institute of Standards and Technology, R.W. Carpick, University of Pennsylvania
9:40am TR+NS-WeM6
Which Fractal Parameter Most Determines Adhesion?
D. Liu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, J. Martin, Analog Devices, Inc., N.A. Burnham, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
10:40am TR+NS-WeM9
Multiscale Modelling of the Indentation and Scratch Damage of Ultrathin Coatings on Architectural Glass
S.J. Bull, A. Oila, Newcastle University, UK
11:00am TR+NS-WeM10
Cognitive Molecular Engineering In Nanotribology - Intrinsic Friction Analysis
D.B. Knorr, R.M. Overney, University of Washington
11:20am TR+NS-WeM11
Optimization of Tailored Multifunctional Nanocomposite Structures
T. Shenk, R. Winter, K. Benjamin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology