edited by E Meyer (University of Basel) , T Gyalog (University of Basel) , R M Overney (University of Washington) , & K Dransfeld (University of Konstanz)

Foreword (126k)
Table of Contents (423k)
Chapter 1: Introduction and Motivation
Chapter 1.1: Introduction (626k)
Chapter 1.2: Short Outline of the History of Tribology (233k)
Chapter 1.3: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) (197k)
Chapter 1.4: Guillaume Amontons (1663-1705) (61k)
Chapter 1.5: Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) (225k)
Chapter 1.6: Charles Augustin Coulomb (1736-1806) (115k)
Chapter 1.7: Friction and Wear (418k)
Chapter 1.8: Friction on a Macroscopic Scale (285k)
Chapter 1.9: The Bowden and Tabor Adhesion Model (104k)
Chapter 1.10: The Shear Strength (104k)

Friction force microscopy is an important analytical tool in the field of tribology on the nanometer-scale. The contact area between the probing tip and the sample is reduced to some square nanometers, corresponding to the ideal of a single asperity contact. Traditional concepts, such as friction coefficients, adhesion and elasticity and stick-slip are re-examined with this novel technique. New concepts based upon classical and quantum mechanics are investigated.

• Introduction and Motivation
• Instruments
• Normal Forces at the Atomic Scale
• Understanding of Lateral Forces
• Dissipation Mechanisms
• Nanorheology and Nanoconfinement
• Generation of Ultrasonic Waves in Sliding Friction
• Friction Force Microscopy Experiments
• Appendix: Instrumental Aspects of Force Microscopy