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Title: Approaches for Achieving Superlubricity in Two-Dimensional Materials

Abstract

Controlling friction and reducing wear of moving mechanical systems is important in many applications, from nanoscale electromechanical systems to large-scale car engines and wind turbines. Accordingly, multiple efforts are dedicated to design materials and surfaces for efficient friction and wear manipulation. Recent advances in two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide, and other 2D materials opened an era for conformal, atomically thin solid lubricants. However, the process of effectively incorporating 2D films requires a fundamental understanding of the atomistic origins of friction. In this review, we outline basic mechanisms for frictional energy dissipation during sliding of two surfaces against each other, and the procedures for manipulating friction and wear by introducing 2D materials at the tribological interface. Lastly, we highlight recent progress in implementing 2D materials for friction reduction to near-zero values-superlubricity-across scales from nano- up to macroscale contacts.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Univ. of North Texas, Denton, TX (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1461198
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Nano
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1936-0851
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 2D materials; energy dissipation; friction; graphene; macroscale; nanoscale; sliding interfaces; solid lubricants; superlubricity; wear

Citation Formats

Berman, Diana, Erdemir, Ali, and Sumant, Anirudha V. Approaches for Achieving Superlubricity in Two-Dimensional Materials. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1021/acsnano.7b09046.
Berman, Diana, Erdemir, Ali, & Sumant, Anirudha V. Approaches for Achieving Superlubricity in Two-Dimensional Materials. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b09046
Berman, Diana, Erdemir, Ali, and Sumant, Anirudha V. Fri . "Approaches for Achieving Superlubricity in Two-Dimensional Materials". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b09046. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1461198.
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abstractNote = {Controlling friction and reducing wear of moving mechanical systems is important in many applications, from nanoscale electromechanical systems to large-scale car engines and wind turbines. Accordingly, multiple efforts are dedicated to design materials and surfaces for efficient friction and wear manipulation. Recent advances in two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide, and other 2D materials opened an era for conformal, atomically thin solid lubricants. However, the process of effectively incorporating 2D films requires a fundamental understanding of the atomistic origins of friction. In this review, we outline basic mechanisms for frictional energy dissipation during sliding of two surfaces against each other, and the procedures for manipulating friction and wear by introducing 2D materials at the tribological interface. Lastly, we highlight recent progress in implementing 2D materials for friction reduction to near-zero values-superlubricity-across scales from nano- up to macroscale contacts.},
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journal = {ACS Nano},
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year = {Fri Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Fri Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: Representative schematics of possible mechanisms for energy dissipation during sliding: (a) wear, (b) molecular deformation, (c) thermal effect, (d) electronic effect, (e) bonding, (f) phonons, (g) environment/chemistry, and (h) structural effect. All of these mechanisms are discussed further in this paper.

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