Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160103190

Funded Activity Summary

Developing innovative methodologies to understand nano-adhesion/friction. The project seeks to improve the measurement of nanoscale adhesion and friction. The understanding of adhesion and friction between a nanowhisker and a substrate is crucial for developing next-generation nanodevices. However, the current methods for measuring nanoscale adhesion and friction are inaccurate and can produce contradictory results, due to the extreme challenges in mastering sophisticated measuring techniques and the lack of understanding of their underlying mechanisms. This project aims to develop innovative ‘push-peel’ and ‘push-slide’ methods to accurately measure those properties and to further understand their fundamental origins. Successful outcomes from this study would not only solve a long-standing problem in the application of nanowhiskers, but also generate new nanosurface science.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $330,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nanomaterials | Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified | Nanotechnology | Nanoscale Characterisation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Computer Hardware and Electronic Equipment not elsewhere classified | Scientific Instruments | Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Computer Hardware and Electronic Equipment not elsewhere classified | Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified | Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified | Nanomaterials | Nanoscale Characterisation | Nanotechnology | Scientific Instruments

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