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:
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- Univ. of North Texas, Denton, TX (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (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. doi:10.1021/acsnano.7b09046.
Berman, Diana, Erdemir, Ali, and Sumant, Anirudha V. Fri .
"Approaches for Achieving Superlubricity in Two-Dimensional Materials". United States. doi:10.1021/acsnano.7b09046. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1461198.
@article{osti_1461198,
title = {Approaches for Achieving Superlubricity in Two-Dimensional Materials},
author = {Berman, Diana and Erdemir, Ali and Sumant, Anirudha V.},
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.},
doi = {10.1021/acsnano.7b09046},
journal = {ACS Nano},
number = 3,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {3}
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