纳米级随机粗糙表面微观滑动摩擦力的计算研究

表面形貌很大程度上决定了摩擦副的摩擦性能, 而所有的表面都不可能是绝对光滑的.由于摩擦表面形貌的随机性, 决定了实际的摩擦过程具有随机性的特点, 因此为了获得与随机形貌对应的摩擦特性, 建立合理的随机摩擦模型是必要的. 本文基于Lennard-Jones势能建立了纳米级随机粗糙表面和原子级光滑的刚性平面间的随机摩擦模型; 模型中, 界面势能由法向载荷和界面间平衡距离决定.通过数值计算的方法, 推导了微观滑动摩擦力的计算公式和摩擦力与法向载荷之间的关系. 研究结果表明摩擦力随着法向载荷的增加而增加, 但不是线性增长. 结果也说明界面间的表面势能可能是微观摩擦力的本质起源. 关键词： 随机粗糙表面 Lennard-Jones势能 微滑动摩擦力 微摩擦     

温度对微界面摩擦影响的研究

以微观界面摩擦为研究对象,分析了温度变化对材料摩擦性能的影响.基于Towle剪切强度-温度经验公式和晶格热动力学理论,推导出摩擦力与温度之间的理论计算公式.理论分析表明:当界面温度低于材料的德拜温度时,摩擦力随着温度的增加而降低.理论计算结果与原子力显微镜实验结果对比,发现二者趋势一致,表明本文提出的理论和方法可行. 关键词： 界面摩擦 真实接触面积 温度 摩擦力     

速度对聚四氟乙烯摩擦系数影响的分子动力学模拟

基于分子动力学方法建立了双层聚四氟乙烯(polytetrafluoroethylene,PTFE)摩擦模型,研究了不同速度下PTFE的摩擦过程.通过分析不同速度下接触区内下层PTFE分子键长、键角、分子形状的变化及接触过程中摩擦力和正压力的变化,从微观角度研究了速度对PTFE摩擦系数的影响.研究结果表明:随着速度的增加,接触区内PTFE粒子间的键长变短,键角变小,分子链沿x;方向的变形量增加.变形后的PTFE分子产生的回弹力导致上、下层PTFE分子间相互作用力增加,从而增加了摩擦力.当速度进一步增大时,接触区内下层PTFE粒子间的键长和键角多处于平衡位置,分子链沿x方向的变形量减小.这很可能是由于接触区内下层PTFE分子沿速度方向倾斜,使上、下层PTFE分子趋于平行滑动,从而降低了摩擦力.不同速度下正压力几乎保持不变.因此,当上层PTFE所受外载荷固定时,摩擦系数随着速度的增加先增大后减小,临界速度为1.2 m/s,这与实验研究结果一致.     

掺硅类金刚石薄膜摩擦过程的分子动力学模拟

掺硅类金刚石(Si-DLC) 薄膜表现出优异的摩擦学性能, 在潮湿空气和高温中显示出极低的摩擦系数和很好的耐磨性, 但是许多实验表明Si-DLC膜的摩擦性能受其硅含量的影响很大. 因此, 本文采用分子动力学模拟的方法分别研究干摩擦和油润滑两种情况下不同硅含量的Si-DLC膜的摩擦过程. 滑移结果表明干摩擦时DLC膜和掺硅DLC膜之间生成了一层转移膜, 而油润滑时则为边界膜. 因此干摩擦时的摩擦力明显大于油润滑时的摩擦力. 少量添加硅确实能降低DLC膜的摩擦力, 但是硅含量大于20%后对DLC膜的摩擦行为几乎无影响. 干摩擦时硅含量对转移膜内键的数量影响很大, 转移膜内CC键和CSi键都先增加后减少, 滑移结束时几乎不含CSi键.     

基于耦合振子模型的摩擦力计算研究

以界面摩擦为研究对象,探讨了基于耦合振子模型(coupled-oscillator model)的滑动摩擦微观机理,分析了滑动过程中的能量耗散问题. 采用Maugis-Dugdal接触模型替代界面摩擦中的Lennard-Jones势能,并将该模型融入耦合振子模型之中,通过计算振子在一个周期内的能量增加值,推导出了界面摩擦力的理论计算公式. 理论分析表明,对于探针-试样接触系统,滑动摩擦力近似随着法向载荷的2/3次方增加,这与纳米摩擦学经典理论是相符的.理论计算结果与超高真空原子力显微镜镀铜探针在Cu(111)晶面扫描实验结果符合良好,表明本文提出的理论和方法可行. 关键词： 耦合振子模型 界面摩擦 摩擦力 法向载荷     

纳米接触过程中黏着规律的变化

本文应用大规模分子动力学方法, 模拟了两种具有不同粗糙形貌的、刚性球形探头与弹性平面基体之间的纳米尺度接触, 计算了探头与基体之间的拉离力和黏着功, 研究了接触过程中界面黏着力随载荷的变化规律, 分析了接触界面原子的法向应力分布. 研究发现, 原子级光滑接触的黏着力随着载荷的增大而线性增大, 而原子级粗糙接触的黏着力-载荷曲线分为以不同斜率增长的两个阶段. 相比于原子级光滑探头, 原子级粗糙探头与基体之间具有较小的拉离力和黏着功, 却在接触过程中形成了较大的黏着力. 因此, 拉离力和黏着功不能表征出纳米接触过程中原子吸引作用对界面法向力的贡献大小.     

弯曲光纤针尖及其法向力压电探测技术

本文介绍一种弯曲光纤针尖及其法向力压电探测的新技术.与目前普遍采用的方法不同,弯曲针尖的制作是先利用电阻丝加热,将光纤弯曲成所需的角度,然后再在缓冲氢氟酸中腐蚀成针尖,得到曲率半径为300μm,弯曲角度为120°,长度为500μm的弯曲针尖.同激光或电弧熔拉、弯曲的方法相比,这种方法工艺简单,成本低廉.由弯曲针尖与蜂鸣器压电片组成的悬臂,利用压电片的正、逆压电效应实现弯曲针尖法向力的非光学法探测.实验表明,这种弯尖法向力的探测较直尖切变力具有更高灵敏度,探测距离提高了一倍以上,给实际应用带来很大的便利.     

超声振动对摩擦力的影响

超声振动的应用十分广泛,关于超声振动对摩擦力的影响这个问题,已引起国内外许多学者的注意。本文对其进行了实验和理论研究。在超声振动条件下,以理论计算为基础,通过摩擦实验,得到了几种材料的超声振动摩擦特性,并且对摩擦力在共振时减小的原因进行了初步的理论分析。此外,由实验证明,碳化钨与４５＃钢组成的摩擦副是用于超声马达的理想材料。     

悬浮石墨烯摩擦特性

石墨烯作为固体润滑剂在微/纳米机电系统中具有巨大的应用潜力.本文在SiO_2/Si基底上制备了微孔阵列,将石墨烯剥离在微孔上,形成悬浮结构.使用原子力显微镜研究悬浮石墨烯和支撑石墨烯的摩擦特性,结果表明:悬浮石墨烯表面摩擦力比基底支撑石墨烯明显减小,同时在支撑石墨烯上出现的摩擦增强效应也消失.随着石墨烯厚度的增大,面外刚度逐渐增大,悬浮石墨烯与支撑石墨烯的摩擦力差异逐渐减小.此外,使用预磨损探针时,悬浮石墨烯和支撑石墨烯的摩擦力都显著增大,且悬浮石墨烯的摩擦力依然比支撑石墨烯小.通过对比不同厚度石墨烯,不同针尖半径时悬浮石墨烯与支撑石墨烯表面摩擦力的变化,揭示了面外变形对石墨烯摩擦力的影响,为有效提高石墨烯固体润滑剂的摩擦性能提供了理论指导.     

基于超声波微驱动的摩擦改性

提出了一种超声波微驱动摩擦改性的思想。通过激励超声波马达振子的两个对称的夹心式换能器前端头作旋转方向相反的椭圆运动,使摩擦副处于超声波动力润滑状态,同时控制两个夹心式换能器振幅,实现在低速运动时对摩擦力的主动控制达到减小摩擦力的目的。利用气浮导轨、力传感器、低速电机建立了摩擦力模糊控制系统。初步的实验表明,摩擦力大大减小,当振子和负载总质量为3．8kg,电机拖动速度0．5mm/s时,摩擦系数达到0．0053。     

Friction and normal forces of model friction modifier additives in simulations of boundary lubrication

ABSTRACT

Interaction forces between solid surfaces are often mitigated by adsorbed molecules that control normal and friction forces at nanoscale separations. Molecular dynamics simulations were conducted of opposing semi-ordered monolayers of united-atom chains on sliding surfaces to relate friction and normal forces to imposed sliding velocity and inter-surface separation. Practical examples include adsorbed friction-modifier molecules in automatic transmission fluids. Friction scenarios in the simulations had zero, one, or two fluid layers trapped between adsorbed monolayers. Sliding friction forces increased with sliding velocity at each stable separation. Lower normal forces were obtained than in most previous nanotribology molecular simulations and were relatively independent of sliding speed. Distinguishing average frictional force from its fluctuations showed the importance of system size. Uniform velocities were obtained in the sliding direction across each adsorbed film, with a gradient across the gap containing trapped fluid. The calculated friction stress was consistent with measurements reported using a surface forces apparatus, indicating that drag between an adsorbed layer and trapped fluid can account sufficiently for sliding friction in friction modifier systems. An example is shown in which changes in molecular organisation parallel to the surface led to a large change in normal force but no change in friction force.     

Tribological behavior of micro/nano-patterned surfaces in contact with AFM colloidal probe

In effort to investigate the influence of the micro/nano-patterning or surface texturing on the nanotribological properties of patterned surfaces, the patterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces with pillars were fabricated by replica molding technique. The surface morphologies of patterned PDMS surfaces with varying pillar sizes and spacing between pillars were characterized by atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The AFM/FFM was used to acquire the friction force images of micro/nano-patterned surfaces using a colloidal probe. A difference in friction force produced a contrast on the friction force images when the colloidal probe slid over different regions of the patterned polymer surfaces. The average friction force of patterned surface was related to the spacing between the pillars and their size. It decreased with the decreasing of spacing between the pillars and the increasing of pillar size. A reduction in friction force was attributed to the reduced area of contact between patterned surface and colloidal probe. Additionally, the average friction force increased with increasing applied load and sliding velocity.     

Deformation of the contact area and adhesive friction between a scanning frictional microscope probe and the atomic-flat surface

The determination of the equilibrium atomic structure of a nanotribocontact, formed by a hard probe to be viewed as a paraboloid of revolution and subjected to an external load, with the soft surface modeled by a set of parallel atomic planes is considered. Structural, energy, and load characteristics are calculated. In addition, dissipative static adhesive friction as a function of the normal load and the radius of probe curvature for the diamond-graphite system is derived. A number of approximations of the interatomic potentials is used. It is shown that an allowance for the deformation of the contact area causes the adhesive frictional force in the tensile (negative) load range to decrease. For positive loads in a range of 0–80 nN, the variation of the frictional force (when deformation is taken into account) depends on the radius of the probe curvature and the used approximation of the interaction potential. The dependence of friction on the radius of the probe curvature is close to a direct proportionality. The calculated results are compared with the available experimental data.     

Texture-induced modulations of friction force: the fingerprint effect

Modulations of the friction force in dry solid friction are usually attributed to macroscopic stick-slip instabilities. Here we show that a distinct, quasistatic mechanism can also lead to nearly periodic force oscillations during sliding contact between an elastomer patterned with parallel grooves, and abraded glass slides. The dominant oscillation frequency is set by the ratio between the sliding velocity and the grooves period. A model is derived which quantitatively captures the dependence of the force modulations amplitude with the normal load, the grooves period, and the slides roughness characteristics. The model's main ingredient is the nonlinearity of the friction law. Since such nonlinearity is ubiquitous for soft solids, this "fingerprint effect" should be relevant to a large class of frictional configurations and have important consequences in human digital touch.     

Interaction potential and hopping dynamics governing sliding friction

The friction force on a nanometer-sized tip sliding on a surface is related to the thermally activated hopping of the contact atoms on an effective atomic interaction potential. A general analytical expression relates the height of this potential and the hopping attempt frequency to measurements of the velocity dependence of the friction force performed with an atomic force microscope. While the height of the potential is roughly proportional to the normal load, the attempt frequency falls in the range of mechanical eigenfrequencies of the probing tip in contact with the surface.     

Observed transition from linear to non-linear friction-load behavior using a lateral force microscope

The most commonly observed friction behavior for sliding systems is that described by Amontons laws of friction. In this case, sliding friction is independent of the gross or apparent area of contact between the materials and a linear function of the applied normal load, where the constant of proportionality is called the friction coefficient. However, for dry sliding solids in contact via a single-asperity junction, Amontons (linear) friction-load behavior is not strictly relevant. In experiments measuring sliding friction between a silicon tip and a quartz surface using an atomic force microscope (AFM), a transition from linear to non-linear friction-load behavior has been observed. This is proposed to result from a nanoscale ‘conditioning’ of a multiple-contact tip-surface interface to form a single-asperity contact.     

基于离散元方法的颗粒材料缓冲性能及影响因素分析

在冲击荷载作用下, 颗粒材料通过颗粒间的摩擦及非弹性碰撞可有效进行能量耗散实现缓冲作用. 本文采用离散元方法对冲击载荷下颗粒材料的缓冲过程进行数值分析, 研究不同厚度下颗粒材料的缓冲性能. 计算结果表明: 颗粒层厚度H是影响颗粒材料缓冲性能的关键因素, 并存在一个临界厚度H_c. 当H < H_c时, 冲击力随H的增加而降低; 当H > H_c时, 冲击力对H的变化不敏感并趋于稳定值. 此外, 在不同颗粒摩擦系数和初始密集度下对缓冲过程的离散元分析表明, 光滑和疏松颗粒材料具有更好的缓冲性能. 最后, 对颗粒材料在冲击过程中的力链结构和底板的压力分布进行了讨论, 以揭示颗粒材料缓冲性能的内在机理.     

Preparation and tribological tests of thin fluoroorganic films

Adhesion, friction and consequent wear of sliding surfaces are the basic problems that limit the performance and reliability of microelectromechanical devices. Lubrication of these nano- and microscale contacts is different from traditional lubricants. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) chemically bonded to the substrate are considered to be the best solution of lubrication. The majority of these monolayers are hydrophobic providing low friction, adhesion and wear.Chemical vapor deposition was used to grow a fluorosilane film on silicon Si(1 0 0) and a condensed monolayer of 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS) on Au(1 1 1). The films were characterized by means of a contact angle analyzer for hydrophobicity, and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) for identification of thin fluoroorganic monolayers deposited on silica surfaces and condensed monolayer MPTMS. Adhesion and friction measurements were performed using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and compared with measurements performed using a microtribometer operating in millinewton (mN) normal load range. Nanotribological measurements indicated that silica and MPTMS modified by fluorosilanes have the lowest friction coefficient and indicated a decrease friction coefficient with increasing fluoric alkyl chain length.     

Tribological behaviors of self-assembled 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane films on silicon

3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) thin films were prepared on the hydroxylated silicon substrate by a self-assembling process from formulated solution. Chemical compositions of the films were detected by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS). The thickness of the films was determined with an ellipsometer, while the morphologies of the original and worn surfaces of the samples were analyzed by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The tribological properties of APTES thin films sliding against GCr15 steel ball were evaluated on a UMT-2MT reciprocating friction and wear tester. It was found that the macroscopic friction coefficients for coating times more than 1 h ranged from 0.177 to 0.3 whereas the value for short coating time was as high as 0.8. It was also found that the tribological behaviors of APTES films were sensitive to normal load and sliding velocity. SEM observation of the morphologies of worn surfaces indicates that the wear of silicon is characteristic of brittle fracture and severe abrasion. Differently, abrasion and micro-crack dominate the wear of APTES–SAM. The superior friction reduction and wear resistance of APTES films compared to the silicon substrate are attributed to good adhesion of the films to the substrate.