The reach of tribology has expanded in diverse fields and tribology related research
activities have seen immense growth during the last decade. This review takes stock of the …

This review summarizes recent advances in the area of tribology based on the outcome of a
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …

This paper summarizes the submissions to a recently announced contact-mechanics
modeling challenge. The task was to solve a typical, albeit mathematically fully defined …

We present an accurate interatomic potential for graphene, constructed using the Gaussian
approximation potential (GAP) machine learning methodology. This GAP model obtains a …

Friction and wear reduction by diamond-like carbon (DLC) in automotive applications can be
affected by zinc-dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP), which is widely used in engine oils. Our …

At the molecular scale, there are strong attractive interactions between surfaces, yet few
macroscopic surfaces are sticky. Extensive simulations of contact by adhesive surfaces with …

We carry out a statistically meaningful study on self-affine rough surfaces in elastic
frictionless non-adhesive contact. We study the evolution of the true contact area under …

A method to measure the phonon dispersion of a crystal based on molecular dynamics
simulation is proposed and implemented as an extension to an open source classical …

The size distribution of contact spot areas is critical for the evaluation of contact behavior of
rough surfaces. A size distribution law proposed by Mandelbrot has been used widely in …

Amontons' law defines the friction coefficient as the ratio between friction force and normal
force, and assumes that both these forces depend linearly on the real contact area between …