Diverse mechanisms of friction induced self-organisation into a low-friction material–An overview of WS2 tribofilm formation

F Gustavsson, S Jacobson - Tribology International, 2016 - Elsevier
A clever way to accomplish low friction in sliding contacts is to use materials that combine
high hardness with low shear strength. Such seemingly paradoxical combination of high …

Wear resistance of molybdenum disulfide-based coatings on titanium alloys: a review

M Li, X Zhang, M Cao, Z Zhou, J Rao, S Yi… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
With the rapid development of the global aerospace industry, higher requirements have
been placed on the comprehensive performance of structural materials for aviation. Among …

Structure, mechanical and tribological properties of Mo-SN solid lubricant coatings

T Hudec, M Mikula, L Satrapinskyy, T Roch… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Solid lubricant coatings deposited by plasma-assisted deposition techniques represent
modern way to reduce the coefficient of friction in lubricant-free sliding contacts …

Amorphous self-lubricant MoS2-C sputtered coating with high hardness

L Gu, P Ke, Y Zou, X Li, A Wang - Applied surface science, 2015 - Elsevier
MoS 2-C coatings with various carbon contents were deposited by direct current magnetron
sputtering. Carbon concentration (from 40.9 at.% to 73.1 at.%) within the coatings was …

Temperature-Adaptive Ultralubricity of a WS2/aC Nanocomposite Coating: Performance from Room Temperature up to 500 °C

H Cao, J Momand, A Syari'ati, F Wen… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This study reports on the ultralubricity of a high-temperature resilient nanocomposite
WS2/aC tribocoating. The coefficient of friction of this coating remains at around 0.02 …

Se nanopowder conversion into lubricious 2D selenide layers by tribochemical reactions

PG Grützmacher, M Cutini, E Marquis… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) coatings have attracted enormous scientific and
industrial interest due to their outstanding tribological behavior. The paradigmatic example …

Structural, mechanical and tribological properties of Mo–S–N solid lubricant films

X Zhang, L Qiao, L Chai, J Xu, L Shi, P Wang - Surface and Coatings …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, the composite Mo-SN solid lubricant films are synthesized by magnetron
sputtering of molybdenum disulphide (MoS 2) target in nitrogen and argon atmosphere. With …

Structure, mechanical and tribological properties of MoSe2 and Mo-Se-N solid lubricant coatings

T Hudec, V Izai, L Satrapinskyy, T Huminiuc… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mo-Se-N films were prepared by pulsed direct current (DC) High Target Utilisation
Sputtering (HiTUS) in reactive Ar+ N 2 atmosphere. Here, the effect of nitrogen do** was …

A revised interpretation of the mechanisms governing low friction tribolayer formation in alloyed-TMD self-lubricating coatings

TB Yaqub, T Vuchkov, S Bruyère, JF Pierson… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alloyed-transition metal dichalcogenide coatings are potential industrial dry lubricants for
sliding in diverse environments. It is well established that these solid lubricant coatings show …

Tribological behavior of ZrO2/WS2 coating surfaces with biomimetic shark-skin structure

X Li, J Deng, Y Lu, L Zhang, J Sun, F Wu - Ceramics international, 2019 - Elsevier
This study demonstrated the dry friction and wear behavior of sol-gel ZrO 2/WS 2 coatings
with biomimetic shark-skin textured surfaces. The effect of added WS 2 on the microstructure …