Graphene as a lubricant for electrical contacts

Berman, Diana; Erdemir, Ali; Sumant, Anirudha V.

doi:10.1063/1.4903933

Title: Graphene as a lubricant for electrical contacts

Journal Article · Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903933· OSTI ID:1396053

Berman, Diana; Erdemir, Ali; Sumant, Anirudha V.

Potential for graphene to be used as a lubricant for sliding electrical contacts has been evaluated. Graphene, being deposited as a sporadic flakes on the gold substrate sliding against titanium nitride ball shows not only significant improvement in tribological behavior by reducing both friction (by factor of 2-3) and wear (by 2 orders) but also, even more importantly, demonstrates stable and low electrical resistance at the sliding contacts undergoing thousands of sliding passes regardless of the test environment (i.e., both in humid and dry conditions). (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1396053

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 105, Issue 23; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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