AVS 53rd International Symposium
    Surface Science Thursday Sessions

Session SS2+NS+TF-ThA
Tribology

Thursday, November 16, 2006, 2:00 pm, Room 2004
Moderator: J. Krim, North Carolina State University


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2:00pm SS2+NS+TF-ThA1 Invited Paper
Investigation of the Tribology of Diamondlike Carbon and SAMs using Molecular Dynamics
J. Harrison, P. Mikulski, G. Gao, J. Schall, United States Naval Academy
2:40pm SS2+NS+TF-ThA3
Interfacial Force Microscopy of Viscous Water on Hydrophilic Surfaces
M.P. Goertz, R.C. Major, X.-Y. Zhu, University of Minnesota, J.E. Houston, Sandia National Laboratories
3:00pm SS2+NS+TF-ThA4
Design of Environmentally Friendly Lubrication Systems through Surface Grafting of Ultrahydrophilic High-density Polymer Brushes
A. Takahara, M. Kobayashi, Kyushu University, Japan, K. Ishihara, The University of Tokyo, Japan, A. Suzuki, M. Kaido, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., Japan
3:20pm SS2+NS+TF-ThA5
Mechanical Properties of Alkanethiol Monolayers on Gold: A Force Spectroscopy Approach
G. Oncins, C. Vericat, F. Sanz, University of Barcelona, Spain
3:40pm SS2+NS+TF-ThA6
Observations of Microslip in Realistic Microscopic Contacts with Combined Nanoindentation and Quartz Microbalance
B. Borovsky, St. Olaf College, A. Booth, Grinnell College
4:20pm SS2+NS+TF-ThA8
The Effect of Filling and Temperature on the Mechanical Responses of Carbon Nanotubes
S.-J. Heo, S.B. Sinnott, University of Florida
4:40pm SS2+NS+TF-ThA9
Assessing nanomechanical properties and nanoscratch resistance of Me-ZrN and ZrN thin films using Atomic Force Microscope
D.M. Mihut, J. Li, S.R. Kirkpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, S. Aouadi, Southern Illinois University, S.L. Rohde, University of Nebraska-Lincoln