AVS 64th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Tribology Focus Topic Wednesday Sessions

Session TR+AS+HI+NS+SS-WeA
Molecular Origins of Friction

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 2:20 pm, Room 10
Moderators: J. David Schall, Oakland University, Paul Sheehan, US Naval Research Laboratory


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2:20pm TR+AS+HI+NS+SS-WeA1
On the Stochastic Nature of Bonding in Contact: Simulations of Indentation and Sliding of DLC Tips on Diamond Surfaces
J. David Schall, Oakland University, R.A. Bernal, University of Texas at Dallas, Z. Miline, University of Pennsylvania, P. Chen, P. Tsai, Y.-R. Jeng, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, Republic of China, K.T. Turner, R.W. Carpick, University of Pennsylvania, J.A. Harrison, United States Naval Academy
2:40pm TR+AS+HI+NS+SS-WeA2
New Insights about the Fundamental Mechanisms of Friction of MoS2
John Curry, Lehigh University, M. Wilson, T.F. Babuska, M. Chandross, Sandia National Laboratories, H. Luftman, N.C. Strandwitz, B.A. Krick, Lehigh University, N. Argibay, Sandia National Laboratories
3:00pm TR+AS+HI+NS+SS-WeA3 Invited Paper
The Influence of Environmental Exposure and the Substrate on the Lubricating Properties of Two-Dimensional Materials
P. Gong, University of Calgary, Canada, Z. Ye, Miami University, L. Yuan, Philip Egberts, University of Calgary, Canada
4:20pm TR+AS+HI+NS+SS-WeA7 Invited Paper
Fundamental Understanding of Interfacial Adhesion and Tribochemistry by Ab Initio Calculations
M.Clelia Righi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
5:00pm TR+AS+HI+NS+SS-WeA9
Friction Between 2D Solids during Lattice Directed Sliding
Paul Sheehan, US Naval Research Laboratory, CM. Lieber, Harvard University
5:40pm TR+AS+HI+NS+SS-WeA11
Single Molecule Force Measurement: Mechanic and Symmetry Dependent Lateral Force
Yuan Zhang, Argonne National Laboratory, S. Khadka, Ohio University, B. Narayanan, A. Ngo, Argonne National Laboratory, Y. Li, Ohio University, B. Fisher, L. Curtiss, S. Sankaranarayanan, S.W. Hla, Argonne National Laboratory