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

Session TR+SS-TuA
Surface Science for Tribology

Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:00 pm, Room B2
Moderator: I. Szlufarska, University of Wisconsin, Madison


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2:00pm TR+SS-TuA1
Effect of the Surrounding Gas Pressure on Charge Separation Caused by Friction between Insulators
T. Miura, E. Hosobuchi, S. Ueno, I. Arakawa, Gakushuin University, Japan
2:20pm TR+SS-TuA2
In situ Tribology of Metal-Doped MoS2: Interfacial Film Mechanics and Friction Behavior
K.J. Wahl, Naval Research Laboratory, S.D. Dvorak, University of Maine, G.Y. Lee, I.L. Singer, Naval Research Laboratory
2:40pm TR+SS-TuA3 Invited Paper
Nanosecond X-Ray Pulses From Peeling Tape in Vacuum
S. Putterman, J.V. Escobar, C.B. Camara, J. Hird, University of California, Los Angeles
4:00pm TR+SS-TuA7
Nanotribology at Cryogenic Temperatures
S.S. Perry, X. Zhao, S.R. Phillpot, G. Sawyer, S.B. Sinnott, University of Florida
4:20pm TR+SS-TuA8
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nanoindentation of Si/SiO2 Systems using the Charge Optimized Many-Body (COMB) Potential
T.R. Shan, B. Devine, S.R. Phillpot, S.B. Sinnott, University of Florida
4:40pm TR+SS-TuA9
Influence of Molecular Structure and Alignment on Nanometer-Scale Tribology
P. Barry, P. Chiu, S.R. Phillpot, S.B. Sinnott, University of Florida
5:00pm TR+SS-TuA10
On the Mechanical Properties of Tungsten Disulfide Nanotubes
I. Kaplan-Ashiri, S.R. Cohen, K. Gartsman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, G. Seifert, Technische Universität, Germany, H.D. Wagner, R. Tenne, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
5:20pm TR+SS-TuA11
Nanotribological Characterization of Various Skin Cream Ingredients using Atomic Force Microscopy
W. Tang, B. Bhushan, The Ohio State University, S. Ge, China University of Mining and Technology
5:40pm TR+SS-TuA12
An Imaging TOF-SIMS Study of the Tribochemical Interactions in Diamondlike Carbon Films
A. Erdemir, O. Eryilmaz, Argonne National Laboratory