Surface Science Investigations in Tribology

Overview: Problems and Opportunities in Tribology; Surface Diagnostic Techniques Commonly Used in Tribological Studies; Chemical and Tribological Behavior of Thin Organic Lubricant Films on Surfaces; The Influence of Steel Surface Chemistry on the Bonding of Lubricant Films; Tribological Evaluation and Analysis of Coating Materials; Counterface Material and Ambient Atmosphere: Role in the Tribological Performance of Diamond Films; The Role of Sulfur in Modifying the Friction and Lubricity of Metal Surfaces; Tribology of Ceramic and Metallic Surfaces in Environments of Carbonaceous Gases: Application of Raman and Infrared Spectroscopies; Highly Chlorinated Methanes and Ethanes on Ferrous Surfaces: Surface Decomposition and Extreme-Pressure Tribological Properties; Ultrathin Perflouropolyether Films; The Decomposition Mechanism of Perfluoropolyether Lubricants during Wear; The Influence of Fluorination on Boundary-Layer Surface Chemistry; Tribochemical Reactions of Stearic Acid on Copper Surface: Infrared Microspectroscopy and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering; Surface Lubricity of Organic Films for Rigid Containers and Ends; Kinetics of Damage Generation on Single-Crystal Silicon Surfaces: The Influence of Lubricant Adsorption