Nanotribology of cluster assembled carbon films

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Volumn 254, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 981-987

  Buzio, R ^a   Boragno, C ^a   Valbusa, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Carbon clusters; Carbon films; Frictional properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSITION; FRICTION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

CARBON FILMS;

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM LUBRICANT; FRICTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0042521117     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00303-X     Document Type: Article

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