Surface profiles and modulation of ultra-thin perfluoropolyether lubricant in contact sliding

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2247-2255

  Sinha, S K ^a   Kawaguchi, M ^b   Kato, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT SLIDING; LUBRICANT FLOW; NANOFLUIDICS; SURFACE PROFILES;

DEFORMATION; FLUIDICS; FREQUENCIES; HARD DISK STORAGE; LUBRICATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MONOLAYERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHERS; TRIBOLOGY;

LUBRICANTS;

EID: 4344579516     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/37/16/005     Document Type: Article

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