Nanostructure, self-assembly and friction in confined liquids

The work presented in this thesis uses a custom-built surface force balance with extreme sensitivity and resolution to understand at the molecular level how the structure of confined liquid films relates to their frictional and lubricating properties. The experiments involve shearing two identical a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Alexander M.
Other Authors: Perkin, Susan
Published: University of Oxford 2015
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.719840