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 …

Growth of epitaxial graphene: Theory and experiment

H Tetlow, JP De Boer, IJ Ford, DD Vvedensky… - Physics reports, 2014 - Elsevier
A detailed review of the literature for the last 5–10 years on epitaxial growth of graphene is
presented. Both experimental and theoretical aspects related to growth on transition metals …

Advances in nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of lubricants and additives

JP Ewen, DM Heyes, D Dini - Friction, 2018 - Springer
Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations have provided unique insights into
the nanoscale behaviour of lubricants under shear. This review discusses the early history of …

A comparison of classical force-fields for molecular dynamics simulations of lubricants

JP Ewen, C Gattinoni, FM Thakkar, N Morgan… - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
For the successful development and application of lubricants, a full understanding of their
complex nanoscale behavior under a wide range of external conditions is required, but this …

Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of organic friction modifiers adsorbed on iron oxide surfaces

JP Ewen, C Gattinoni, N Morgan, HA Spikes, D Dini - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
For the successful development and application of lubricants, a full understanding of the
nanoscale behavior of complex tribological systems is required, but this is difficult to obtain …

Relaxation shortcuts through boundary coupling

G Teza, R Yaacoby, O Raz - Physical review letters, 2023 - APS
When a hot system cools down faster than an equivalent cold one, it exhibits the Mpemba
effect (ME). This counterintuitive phenomenon was observed in several systems including …

Machine learning potential for modelling H 2 adsorption/diffusion in MOFs with open metal sites

S Liu, R Dupuis, D Fan, S Benzaria, M Bonneau… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) incorporating open metal sites (OMS) have been
identified as promising sorbents for many societally relevant-adsorption applications …

[HTML][HTML] Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of stearic acid adsorbed on iron surfaces with nanoscale roughness

JP Ewen, SE Restrepo, N Morgan, D Dini - Tribology International, 2017 - Elsevier
Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations have been used to examine the
structure and friction of stearic acid films adsorbed on iron surfaces with nanoscale …

Regulating the coordination environment of single atom catalysts anchored on C3N monolayer for Li-S battery by first-principles calculations

J **a, R Cao, W Xu, Q Wu - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to the extremely high theoretical specific capacity and energy density, the catalytic
materials of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are widely explored. The “shuttle effect”, poor …

Enhancement of oil flow in shale nanopores by manipulating friction and viscosity

TA Ho, Y Wang - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the viscosity and friction of a fluid under nanoconfinement is the key to
nanofluidics research. Existing work on nanochannel flow enhancement has been focused …