Influence of tribology on global energy consumption, costs and emissions

K Holmberg, A Erdemir - Friction, 2017 - Springer
Calculations of the impact of friction and wear on energy consumption, economic
expenditure, and CO 2 emissions are presented on a global scale. This impact study covers …

Electrotunable friction with ionic liquid lubricants

F Bresme, AA Kornyshev, S Perkin, M Urbakh - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Room-temperature ionic liquids and their mixtures with organic solvents as lubricants open
a route to control lubricity at the nanoscale via electrical polarization of the sliding surfaces …

Emerging superlubricity: A review of the state of the art and perspectives on future research

MZ Baykara, MR Vazirisereshk, A Martini - Applied Physics Reviews, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Friction is undoubtedly one of the most common yet intriguing physical phenomena
encountered in our daily lives. It would be impossible to play a stringed instrument or write …

Origin of Nanoscale Friction Contrast between Supported Graphene, MoS2, and a Graphene/MoS2 Heterostructure

MR Vazirisereshk, H Ye, Z Ye, A Otero-De-La-Roza… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ultralow friction can be achieved with 2D materials, particularly graphene and MoS2. The
nanotribological properties of these different 2D materials have been measured in previous …

Interface characterization and control of 2D materials and heterostructures

X Liu, MC Hersam - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials and heterostructures have attracted significant attention for a variety of
nanoelectronic and optoelectronic applications. At the atomically thin limit, the material …

The mechanisms and applications of friction energy dissipation

H Liu, B Yang, C Wang, Y Han, D Liu - Friction, 2023 - Springer
About 30% of the world's primary energy consumption is in friction. The economic losses
caused by friction energy dissipation and wear account for about 2%–7% of its gross …

Dual-Scale Stick-Slip Friction on Moiré Superlattice Structure

S Zhang, Q Yao, L Chen, C Jiang, T Ma, H Wang… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Using atomic force microscopy, we have shown that friction on graphene/h-BN superlattice
structures may exhibit unusual moiré-scale stick slip in addition to the regular ones observed …

Measuring and understanding contact area at the nanoscale: a review

TDB Jacobs, A Martini - Applied Mechanics Reviews, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The size of the mechanical contact between nanoscale bodies that are pressed together
under load has implications for adhesion, friction, and electrical and thermal transport at …

Atomic-scale friction between single-asperity contacts unveiled through in situ transmission electron microscopy

X Wang, Z Liu, Y He, S Tan, G Wang, SX Mao - Nature Nanotechnology, 2022 - nature.com
Friction and wear are detrimental to functionality and reduce the service life of products with
mechanical elements. Here, we unveil the atomic-scale friction of a single tungsten asperity …

Effects of water on tribochemical wear of silicon oxide interface: molecular dynamics (MD) study with reactive force field (ReaxFF)

J Yeon, ACT Van Duin, SH Kim - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with the ReaxFF reactive force field were carried out
to find the atomistic mechanisms for tribochemical reactions occurring at the sliding interface …