Nanotribological characterization of perfluoroalkylphosphonate self-assembled monolayers deposited on aluminum-coated silicon substrates

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 588-596

  Bhushan, Bharat ^a   Cichomski, Michal ^a   Hoque, Enamul ^b   Derose, James A ^b   Hoffmann, Patrik ^b   Mathieu, Hans J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ALUMINUM; COATINGS; DEPOSITION; SELF ASSEMBLY; TRIBOLOGY;

DIGITAL MICROMIRROR DEVICES (DMD); SLIDING VELOCITY; WEAR PROPERTIES; WEAR TESTS;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 33645926691     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-006-0111-5     Document Type: Article

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