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Frictional properties of molecular thin films
Author(s) -
Shi Bing,
Lu Xinchun,
Luo Jianbin,
Chen Darong,
Liang Hong
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
surface and interface analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-9918
pISSN - 0142-2421
DOI - 10.1002/sia.1055
Subject(s) - mica , nanometre , thin film , characterization (materials science) , macromolecule , materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , atomic force microscopy , tribology , spectroscopy , chemical engineering , surface forces apparatus , infrared spectroscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , composite material , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
In this paper, we discuss the frictional behaviour of molecular thin films on a mica surface at a nanometre scale. Carbon 60 (C 60 )‐based macromolecules were synthesized experimentally. Analytical techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV–VIS spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography were used to analyze the synthesized product. The Langmuir–Blodgett technique was used in making the macromolecules in the thin film on the mica surface. Atomic force microscopy and friction force microscopy were used for surface characterization. The properties, novel structures and their effects on frictional properties are discussed based on experiment results. It is found that the molecular thin films can be transferred onto the mica surface. These thin films possess significant tribological properties. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.