Current trends in the physics of nanoscale friction

N Manini, G Mistura, G Paolicelli, E Tosatti… - … in Physics: X, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Tribology, which studies surfaces in contact and relative motion, includes friction, wear, and
lubrication, straddling across different fields: mechanical engineering, materials science …

Nanoscale frictional behavior of graphene on SiO2 and Ni (111) substrates

G Paolicelli, M Tripathi, V Corradini, A Candini… - …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Friction characteristics of graphene deposited on different substrates have been studied by
atomic force microscopy (AFM). In particular, we compared mechanically exfoliated …

Effect of trapped water on the frictional behavior of graphene oxide layers sliding in water environment

J Lee, M Atmeh, D Berman - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional materials have great potential for applications in the wide-reaching areas
of sensing, drug delivery, and biomolecule nano-transportation. When considering …

Effects of intercalated water on the lubricity of sliding layers under load: a theoretical investigation on MoS2

M Stella, CD Lorenz, MC Righi - 2D Materials, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene and molybdenum disulfide
(MoS 2) have recently become some of the most studied nano-materials due to their wide …

Frictional transition from superlubric islands to pinned monolayers

M Pierno, L Bruschi, G Mistura, G Paolicelli… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The inertial sliding of physisorbed submonolayer islands on crystal surfaces contains
unexpected information on the exceptionally smooth sliding state associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Velocity dependence of sliding friction on a crystalline surface

C Apostoli, G Giusti, J Ciccoianni… - Beilstein journal of …, 2017 - beilstein-journals.org
We introduce and study a minimal 1D model for the simulation of dynamic friction and
dissipation at the atomic scale. This model consists of a point mass (slider) that moves over …

Adsorption transparency of supported graphene

MH Bagheri, RT Loibl, JA Boscoboinik, SN Schiffres - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
It remains controversial whether the substrate affects the wettability of a single graphene
sheet. In this manuscript, we investigate if adsorption transparency exists for graphene …

Lubricity of gold nanocrystals on graphene measured using quartz crystal microbalance

MS Lodge, C Tang, BT Blue, WA Hubbard, A Martini… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In order to test recently predicted ballistic nanofriction (ultra-low drag and enhanced
lubricity) of gold nanocrystals on graphite at high surface speeds, we use the quartz …

Probing the interaction of noble gases with pristine and nitrogen-doped graphene through Raman spectroscopy

R Cunha, N Perea-López, AL Elías, K Fujisawa… - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
The interactions of adsorbates with graphene have received increasing attention due to its
importance in the development of applications involving graphene-based coatings. Here, we …

Size-dependent commensurability and its possible role in determining the frictional behavior of adsorbed systems

P Restuccia, M Ferrario, PL Sivestrelli… - Physical Chemistry …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent nanofriction experiments of xenon on graphene revealed that the slip onset can be
induced by increasing the adsorbate coverage above a critical value, which depends on …