Role of interfacial water in adhesion, friction, and wear—A critical review

L Chen, L Qian - Friction, 2021 - Springer
Surficial water adsorption and interfacial water condensation as natural phenomena that can
alter the contact status of the solid interface and tribological performances are crucial in all …

A review on fabrication of blazed gratings

J Gao, P Chen, L Wu, B Yu, L Qian - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultra-precision manufacturing plays a critical role in the successful development of various
technological fields and has a significant influence on the processes conducted in human …

Fabrication of periodic nanostructures using dynamic plowing lithography with the tip of an atomic force microscope

Y He, Y Yan, Y Geng, E Brousseau - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The fabrication of periodic nanostructures with a fine control of their dimensions is performed
on poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) thin films using an atomic force microscope technique …

Effect of crystal plane orientation on tribochemical removal of monocrystalline silicon

C Xiao, J Guo, P Zhang, C Chen, L Chen, L Qian - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The effect of crystal plane orientation on tribochemical removal of monocrystalline silicon
was investigated using an atomic force microscope. Experimental results indicated that the …

Molecular dynamics and experimental study on comparison between static and dynamic ploughing lithography of single crystal copper

G Xiao, Y He, Y Geng, Y Yan, M Ren - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Dynamic ploughing lithography based on atomic force microscope (AFM) is a promising
technique for fabrication of nano structures and devices. This study investigates the material …

Friction and tribochemical wear behaviors of native oxide layer on silicon at nanoscale

L Chen, C Xiao, X He, B Yu, SH Kim, L Qian - Tribology Letters, 2017 - Springer
The friction and tribochemical wear of native oxide (SiO x) layers formed on a silicon surface
were investigated with atomic force microscopy using a silica (SiO 2) sphere tip in ambient …

Investigation on friction behavior and processing depth prediction of polymer in nanoscale using AFM probe-based nanoscratching method

Y Geng, Y Yan, Y He, Z Hu - Tribology International, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work investigates the friction behavior and machined depth prediction when
scratching on a polymer material using an atomic force microscopy (AFM) tip. According to …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of periodic nanostructures using AFM tip-based nanomachining: combining groove and material pile-up topographies

Y Geng, Y Yan, J Wang, E Brousseau, Y Sun, Y Sun - Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents an atomic force microscopy (AFM) tip-based nanomachining method to
fabricate periodic nanostructures. This method relies on combining the topography …

Friction-induced nanofabrication: a review

B Yu, L Qian - Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2021 - Springer
As the bridge between basic principles and applications of nanotechnology, nanofabrication
methods play significant role in supporting the development of nanoscale science and …

UV/ozone-assisted tribochemistry-induced nanofabrication on Si (100) surfaces

H Wang, B Yu, S Jiang, L Jiang, L Qian - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A UV/ozone-assisted tribochemistry-induced nanofabrication method is proposed to improve
the efficiency of nanofabrication on monocrystalline silicon (Si). Experimental results …