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    Single layer graphene induces load-bearing molecular layering at the hexadecane-steel interface
    (Bristol : Institute of Physics Publishing, 2019) Krämer, G.; Kim, C.; Kim, K.-S.; Bennewitz, R.
    The influence of a single layer graphene on the interface between a polished steel surface and the model lubricant hexadecane is explored by high-resolution force microscopy. Nanometer-scale friction is reduced by a factor of three on graphene compared to the steel substrate, with an ordered layer of hexadecane adsorbed on the graphene. Graphene furthermore induces a molecular ordering in the confined lubricant with an average range of 4-5 layers and with a strongly increased load-bearing capacity compared to the lubricant on the bare steel substrate. © 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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    Importance of surface oxide for the tribology of a Zr-based metallic glass
    (Heidelberg : Springer, 2017) Kang, S.J.; Rittig, Kai Thomas; Kwan, S.G.; Park, H.W.; Bennewitz, Roland; Caron, Arnaud
    Thermally grown surface oxide layers dominate the single-asperity tribological behavior of a Zr60Cu30Al10 glass. Increase in oxidation time leads to an increased contribution of shearing and a corresponding decreased contribution of ploughing to friction. This change in the dominating friction and wear mechanism results in an overall minor decrease of the friction coefficient of oxidized surfaces compared to the metallic glass sample with native surface oxide. Our results demonstrate the importance of creating a stable oxide layer for practical applications of metallic glasses in micro-devices involving sliding contact.
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    Friction force microscopy of tribochemistry and interfacial ageing for the SiOx/Si/Au system
    (Frankfurt am Main : Beilstein-Institut, 2018) Petzhold, Chritinane; Koch, Marcus; Bennewitz, Roland
    Friction force microscopy was performed with oxidized or gold-coated silicon tips sliding on Au(111) or oxidized Si(100) surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum. We measured very low friction forces compared to adhesion forces and found a modulation of lateral forces reflecting the atomic structure of the surfaces. Holding the force-microscopy tip stationary for some time did not lead to an increase in static friction, i.e., no contact ageing was observed for these pairs of tip and surface. Passivating layers from tip or surface were removed in order to allow for contact ageing through the development of chemical bonds in the static contact. After removal of the passivating layers, tribochemical reactions resulted in strong friction forces and tip wear. Friction, wear, and the re-passivation by oxides are discussed based on results for the temporal development of friction forces, on images of the scanned area after friction force microscopy experiments, and on electron microscopy of the tips.