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Erschienen in: Tribology Letters 2/2017

01.06.2017 | Original Paper

First-Principles Study of the Friction and Wear Resistance of Graphene Sheets

verfasst von: Wei Dong Ling, Pan Wei, Ji Zheng Duan, Jian Min Chen, Wen Shan Duan

Erschienen in: Tribology Letters | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Abstract

Recent researches have already shown that graphene can be a very promising candidate for reducing friction and wear by being coated on various moving mechanical assemblies. Although its excellent lubricative properties have been examined in different environments experimentally, the effect of conditions on graphene tribology performance are not well-understood. This research demonstrates the friction and wear mechanisms of graphene at nanoscale by first-principles calculations performed under two different conditions: in vacuum and in hydrogen. Besides, this report has revealed the difference of tribological performance between graphene coating and graphite powder in vacuum. It is shown that the graphene coating has lower adhesion than graphite powder because of less dangling bonds. Furthermore, with the perfect lamellar structure and low surface energy, graphene sheets exhibits promising wear resistance. Additionally, the adhesion and wear resistance of graphene sheets can be improved by hydrogen-induced flexible electrons. The computational simulations show that the higher adhesion originates from hydrogen adsorption. It is really helpful for the ruptured graphene to extend the wear life by hydrogen passivation.

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Metadaten
Titel
First-Principles Study of the Friction and Wear Resistance of Graphene Sheets
verfasst von
Wei Dong Ling
Pan Wei
Ji Zheng Duan
Jian Min Chen
Wen Shan Duan
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Tribology Letters / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1023-8883
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-017-0834-8

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