Superlubricity of Graphite Induced by Multiple Transferred Graphene Nanoflakes

Advanced Science

Jinjin Li¹  Jianbin Luo¹  Tianyang Gao¹ 

[1] State Key Laboratory of Tribology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China;

关键词: graphene;    graphite;    nanotribology;    superlubricity;    transferred nanoflakes;   

DOI  :  10.1002/advs.201700616

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract 2D or 3D layered materials, such as graphene, graphite, and molybdenum disulfide, usually exhibit superlubricity properties when sliding occurs between the incommensurate interface lattices. This study reports the superlubricity between graphite and silica under ambient conditions, induced by the formation of multiple transferred graphene nanoflakes on the asperities of silica surfaces after the initial frictional sliding. The friction coefficient can be reduced to as low as 0.0003 with excellent robustness and is independent of the surface roughness, sliding velocities, and rotation angles. The superlubricity mechanism can be attributed to the extremely weak interaction and easy sliding between the transferred graphene nanoflakes and graphite in their incommensurate contact. This finding has important implications for developing approaches to achieve superlubricity of layered materials at the nanoscale by tribointeractions.

【 授权许可】

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