SCIFRI

Science Friction

Coordinatore	STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Netherlands [NL]
Totale costo	2˙494˙000 €
EC contributo	2˙494˙000 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2010-AdG_20100224
Funding Scheme	ERC-AG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-07-01   -   2016-06-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN  Organization address address: RAPENBURG 70 city: LEIDEN postcode: 2300 RA contact info Nome: Tonnis Cognome: Brouwer Email: send email Telefono: +31 71 5273149 Fax: +31 71 5275269	NL (LEIDEN)	beneficiary	1˙319˙805.20
2	STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM  Organization address address: Van Vollenhovenlaan 659 city: UTRECHT postcode: 3527 JP contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bart Cognome: Van Leijen Email: send email Telefono: +31 20 754 7100 Fax: +31 20 754 7290	NL (UTRECHT)	hostInstitution	1˙174˙194.80
3	STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM  Organization address address: Van Vollenhovenlaan 659 city: UTRECHT postcode: 3527 JP contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Joost Wilhelmus Maria Cognome: Frenken Email: send email Telefono: +31 20 7547320 Fax: +31 20 7547290	NL (UTRECHT)	hostInstitution	1˙174˙194.80

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'There is no fundamental law that dictates the necessity of losing energy in a sliding contact. In spite of its apparent simplicity, we have a relatively poor understanding of the mechanisms that determine how energy is lost when two bodies are forced to slide over one another. The SciFri project will launch a research attack on friction that will not only deepen our fundamental insight into this important phenomenon but also involves the development of several strategies to significantly lower or ‘lose’ friction under practical circumstances. ' We will address in detail how energy is really dissipated on the atomic scale when sliding objects slip over a single lattice spacing. ' We will bring friction to a halt by employing two mechanisms that we have explored recently on the atomic scale: superlubricity and thermolubricity. ' Scaling up the two friction-lowering effects to the macro-scale will be attempted by a combination of two completely novel approaches. One is the use of special coatings, namely single monolayers of graphene or hexagonal boron nitride. The other involves a specific nanopatterning of the contacting surfaces. ' In our friction experiments and modeling we will cover the full range of length scales, from the atomic regime all the way to the practical scale of so-called MEMS devices. This will prove to be an essential element in the extrapolation of nanoscale behavior to friction on a practical level. We will further compare measurements in uncompromised (ultrahigh) vacuum with observations under controlled ambient conditions, in order to explore the role of the atmosphere.'