Physics of ultra-thin surface films on molecularly smooth surfaces

This paper investigates the physics of ultra-thin surface films in nano-scale counterformal conjunctions. A novel approach is proposed in which the transient behaviour of the fluid film is integrated with the contact mechanics of the approaching bodies. The method predicts film thickness and pressur...

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Main Authors:	M. Teodorescu, Sashi Balakrishnan, Homer Rahnejat
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2006
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Hydrodynamics Solvation force Van der waals force Ultra-thin fluid films Subsurface stress tensor Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/4730
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