In situ TEM studies of tribo-induced bonding modifications in near-frictionless carbon films

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 587-591

  Merkle, A P ^a   Erdemir, A ^b   Eryilmaz, O L ^b   Johnson, J A ^b,c   Marks, L D ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTRUM; HARD CARBON; IN-SITU TEM; MACROSCOPIC FRICTION; NANO-SIZED; NANOMANIPULATIONS; NEAR-FRICTIONLESS CARBONS; TEM; TRIBOLAYERS; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; TUNGSTEN PROBES;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRAPHITE; TUNGSTEN;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 71649100478     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.08.036     Document Type: Article

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