The team is currently investigating two fundamental topics at the borderlines between physics, chemistry, and materials science:
- The influence of different liquid environments on sliding friction on the atomic scale
- The experimental characterization and modeling of sliding contacts between compliant and hard surfaces with tuneable nanoroughness.
To this end, we rely on high-resolution atomic force microscopes
available at our chair
* Nanotribology of mineral surfaces, organic crystals and 2D materials
* Manipulation of nanoparticles and heteroepitaxially grown nano-islands
* Nanoscale characterization of abrasive wear and ways to control it and physical mitigation methods
* Shear-induced nanopatterning of polymer surfaces
* Minimalistic modeling of atomic-scale friction and nanomanipulation
* Material removal processes, surface generation and subsurface damage in precision/ micro machining
The team is currently investigating two fundamental topics at the borderlines between physics, chemistry, and materials science:
- The influence of different liquid environments on sliding friction on the atomic scale
- The experimental characterization and modeling of sliding contacts between compliant and hard surfaces with tuneable nanoroughness.
To this end, we rely on high-resolution atomic force microscopes
available at our chair
* Nanotribology of mineral surfaces, organic crystals and 2D materials
* Manipulation of nanoparticles and heteroepitaxially grown nano-islands
* Nanoscale characterization of abrasive wear and ways to control it and physical mitigation methods
* Shear-induced nanopatterning of polymer surfaces
* Minimalistic modeling of atomic-scale friction and nanomanipulation
* Material removal processes, surface generation and subsurface damage in precision/ micro machining
