Projects

Specific goals are described in the following subsections I to VIII) The topics are related to experiments and theory of macroscopic sliding experiments, where nanoparticles are involved (I to IV):

Project I – Universal friction at low speeds and moderate loads

Project II – Simulation of adhesion, layering and friction

Project III – Relations between friction and adhesion in polymeric systems

Project IV – Mechanisms of nano-particle detachment

Project V – Nanostructuring and Nanohydrodynamics:
Experiments and Simulations related to automotive parts

Project VI – Confined soft condensed matter exposed to shear deformations

Project VII – Tribochemistry Studied by Surface-Analytical Tools

Project VIII – Contact charging and Triboluminescence

Project IX – Electronic and phononic contributions to friction

Project X – Friction and Superlubricity

Project XI – Theoretical studies on the atomic scale friction and energy dissipation

Project XII – Mechanical properties of Nanoscale Contacts

Project XIII – Extreme Nanotribology: Experiments and Modelling on the atomic scale related to dissipation force microscopy and tunneling microscopy