Argonne Discovery Yields Self-Healing Diamond-Like Carbon

Journal Article · Thu Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Computing in Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/MCSE.2016.102· OSTI ID:1343124

Cunningham, Greg ^[1]; Jones, Katie Elyce ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

We report that large-scale reactive molecular dynamics simulations carried out on the US Department of Energy’s IBM Blue Gene/Q Mira supercomputer at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, along with experiments conducted by researchers in Argonne’s Energy Systems Division, enabled the design of a “self-healing” anti-wear coating that drastically reduces friction and related degradation in engines and moving machinery. Now, the computational work advanced for this purpose is being used to identify the friction-fighting potential of other catalysts.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1343124
• Journal Information: Computing in Science and Engineering, Vol. 18, Issue 6; ISSN 1521-9615
• Publisher: IEEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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