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Computer Simulations of Nanometer-Scale Indentation and Friction

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Nanotribology and Nanomechanics

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Engines and other machines with moving parts are often limited in their design and operational lifetime by friction and wear. This limitation has motivated the study of fundamental tribological processes with the ultimate aim of controlling and minimizing their impact. The recent development of miniature apparatus, such as microelectromechanical systems and nanometer-scale devices, has increased interest in atomic-scale friction , which has been found to, in some cases, be due to mechanisms that are significantly distinct from the mechanisms that dominate in macroscale friction. Presented in this chapter is a review of computational studies of tribological processes at the atomic and nanometer scale. In particular, a review of the findings of computational studies of nanometer-scale indentation, friction, and lubrication is presented, along with a review of the salient computational methods that are used in these studies, and the conditions under which they are best applied.

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S.B.S. and S.-J.H. acknowledge support from the Air Force through grant FA9550-04-1-0367 and from the National Science Foundation supported Network for Computational Nanotechnology (EEC-0228390). D.W.B. and D.L.I acknowledge support from the Office of Naval Research through grant N00014-04-2006, the National Science Foundation through grant DMR-0304299, the Army Research Office, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. JAH acknowledges support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under contracts F1ATA08018G001 (Extreme Friction MURI) and F1ATA07351G001. JAH also acknowledges support from The Office of Naval Research under contract N0001408WR20106.

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Sinnott, S.B., Heo, SJ., Brenner, D.W., Harrison, J.A., Irving, D.L. (2017). Computer Simulations of Nanometer-Scale Indentation and Friction. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Nanotribology and Nanomechanics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51433-8_7

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