| Project/Area Number |
07555054
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 試験 |
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| Research Field |
設計工学・機械要素・トライボロジー
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
OHMAE Nobuo Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (60029345)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAGAWA Masahito Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering, Research Associate, 工学部, 助手 (10216806)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1996
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥8,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥7,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000)
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| Keywords | C_<60> / Micromachine / Microtribology / Molecular Beam Epitaxy / Friction Force Microscopy / Fullerene / MBE / トライボロジー / フラーレンC_<60> / 表面修飾 / クラスター |
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| Research Abstract |
The objective of this study was to develop ultrasmooth Fullerene C_<60> films for solving microtribological problems of micromachines. For this purpose, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) has been used to modify molybdenum disulfide (MoS_2) and highly oriented pyrographite (HOPG) surfaces with C_<60> sublimated from the Knudsen cell. The growth and structure of MBE grown C_<60> have been analyzed in-situ with the reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), and it was found that the C_<60> films show close-packed epitaxial growth with its lattice constant of 1.0nm. Thick film with more than 10 monolayrs also showed smooth surface having fcc structure. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) signified that thick C_<60> films have three-fold symmetry domain structure, which coincides with the results obtained by RHEED.The three-fold domain structure of C_<60> has only been made clear by the research group in Basel University, Switzerland and by this study.
Microtribolgical properties of MBE grown C_<60> films have been conducted in an ordinary atmosphere using AFM and friction force microscopy (FFM). Ultralow friction was found for C_<60> films. Thick films with more than 10 monolayrs also showed low friction. Friction coefficients of 0.019 and 0.012 were found for MoS_2 and HOPG substrates, respectively. These values are much lower than those reported by the other three research groups, and this may be caused by the uniform and smooth film structure prepared by MBE.Hydrophobic property against water molecules contained in air was found for MBE grown C_<60> films. This strongly suggests microtribological applications of MBE grown C_<60> films to micromachine.
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