Investigation of microtribological properties of C-60-containing polymer thin films using AFM/FFM

Surfaces modified C-60 with different polymer chains can be made into stable and ordered thin films by Langmuir-Blodgett or self-assembly techniques. The microtribological properties of C-60-containing polymer thin films on mica with different chemical structures, chain lengths and number of layers were investigated using AFM/FFM. The result showed that rigid C-60 molecules in the film have load-bearing capacity, the friction properties depend strongly on the number of film layers and chain lengths. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186027300006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Engineering, MechanicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinarySCI(E)EICPCI-S(ISTP)