Munnik, FransFransMunnikLorenz, LarsLarsLorenzHärtwig, FabianFabianHärtwigMakowski, StefanStefanMakowskiKrause, MatthiasMatthiasKrause2024-12-022024-12-022024-12https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/47954110.1016/j.nimb.2024.165540The application of Ion Beam Analysis with a focussed ion beam to the field of tribology, especially solid lubricant coatings that do not need liquid lubricants, is described. As model systems, tetrahedrally-amorphous carbon coatings (ta-C) after friction contact with 100Cr6 steel in high vacuum and with brass in ambient atmosphere were selected. With the appropriate combination of He and H ion beams and techniques like Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry and Particle Induced X-ray Emission, detailed information was obtained about the laterally- and depth-resolved element composition in the wear tracks and counter body wear scars, leading to insights in the friction induced transformation processes between a solid coating and a counter body, including material loss of the coating and material transfer between the coating and counter body that are correlated with the friction experiments.enIon beam analysisLaterally resolved analysisRutherford backscattering spectrometrySolid lubricant coatingsta-C/brass and ta-C/steel friction pairsTribolayer600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaftenjournal article