Surface texturing and solid lubricants have demonstrated the ability to substantially reduce
friction and wear under dry conditions. In recent decades, these two technologies have been …

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is one of the most broadly utilized solid lubricants with a wide
range of applications, including but not limited to those in the aerospace/space industry …

Water-based lubricants provide lubrication of rubbing surfaces in many technical, biological,
and physiological applications. The structure of hydrated ion layers adsorbed on solid …

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 …

Controlling friction and reducing wear of moving mechanical systems is important in many
applications, from nanoscale electromechanical systems to large-scale car engines and …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are crystalline materials made of a single or a few
layers of atoms. They have been an active research subject in recent years because of their …

Graphene-family materials, as a great discovery of this era, have become one of the most
popular materials. Scientists have kept on studying the possibilities of using graphene-family …

Over the past two decades, carbon nanomaterials have attracted great interest for their
confirmed friction and wear performances as well as important tribological applications. This …

Graphite and other lamellar materials are used as dry lubricants for macroscale metallic
sliding components and high-pressure contacts. It has been shown experimentally that …

The recent rise of 2D materials has extended the opportunities of tuning a variety of
properties. Tribo-corrosion, the complex synergy between mechanical wear and chemical …