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| Rich activated edges of hexagonal boron nitride flakes in-situ triggered by nickel nanoparticles to achieve efficient reduction of friction and wear C Bai, Z Lai, Y Yu, X Zhang, K Gao, Z Yang, J Zhang Composites Part B: Engineering 234, 109710, 2022 | 21 | 2022 |
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| Effect of graphene nanoplates dispersed in ethanol on frictional behaviour of tool steel running against uncoated and DLC-coated tool steel S Bhowmick, Z Yang, A Banerji, AT Alpas Tribology Letters 67, 1-12, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
| Friction Behavior and Structural Evolution of Hexagonal Boron Nitride: A Relation to Environmental Molecules Containing− OH Functional Group C Bai, Z Yang, J Zhang, B Zhang, Y Yu, J Zhang ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14 (16), 19043-19055, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
| Role of carbon nanotube tribolayer formation on low friction and adhesion of aluminum alloys sliding against CrN Z Yang, S Bhowmick, A Banerji, AT Alpas Tribology Letters 66, 1-10, 2018 | 8 | 2018 |
| Template-free scalable growth of vertically-aligned MoS 2 nanowire array meta-structural films towards robust superlubricity J Shi, R Zhao, Z Yang, J Yang, W Zhang, C Wang, J Zhang Materials Horizons 10 (10), 4148-4162, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
| Superlubricity via operando formation of MoS2/S8 heterojunctions on steel surface with amorphous carbon protection L Sun, Z Yang, B Zhang, Z Xing, J Zhang, F Wang, L Qiang Nano Energy 123, 109404, 2024 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temperature-Dependent Frictional Behavior of MoS2 in Humid Environments: Insights from Water Molecule Adsorption and DFT Analyses Z Yang, X Zhang, K Gao, B Zhang, FG Sen, S Bhowmick, J Zhang, ... ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16 (10), 13267-13281, 2024 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elastic properties of disordered binary hcp-Fe alloys under high pressure: Effects of light elements Z Niu, S Zeng, M Tang, Z Yang ChemPhysMater 2 (2), 155-163, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
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| Friction Mechanisms of 2D Materials--Graphene and MoS2--in Different Environments: Effects of Sliding Induced Defects Z Yang University of Windsor (Canada), 2020 | 1 | 2020 |
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| Friction mechanisms of WS2 in humid environments: Investigating H2O adsorption via DFT computations and sliding friction experiments Y Huang, H Gao, K Yu, Z Niu, Z Yang, B Zhang, K Gao, J Zhang, AT Alpas Tribology International 203, 110416, 2025 | | 2025 |
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