Colloquium: Modeling friction: From nanoscale to mesoscale

A Vanossi, N Manini, M Urbakh, S Zapperi… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2013 - APS
The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …

Emerging superlubricity: A review of the state of the art and perspectives on future research

MZ Baykara, MR Vazirisereshk, A Martini - Applied Physics Reviews, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Friction is undoubtedly one of the most common yet intriguing physical phenomena
encountered in our daily lives. It would be impossible to play a stringed instrument or write …

Superlubricity behavior with phosphoric acid–water network induced by rubbing

J Li, C Zhang, J Luo - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
In present work, a superlubricity phenomenon of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) was found under
ambient conditions. An ultralow friction coefficient of about 0.004 between glass/Si3N4 and …

Progress in superlubricity across different media and material systems—A review

A Ayyagari, KI Alam, D Berman… - Frontiers in Mechanical …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Superlubricity is a terminology often used to describe a sliding regime in which the adhesion
leading to friction or resistance to sliding literally vanishes. For improved energy security …

Nanoscale friction behavior of transition-metal dichalcogenides: Role of the chalcogenide

MR Vazirisereshk, K Hasz, MQ Zhao, ATC Johnson… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite extensive research on the tribological properties of MoS2, the frictional
characteristics of other members of the transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) family have …

Multibond dynamics of nanoscale friction: the role of temperature

I Barel, M Urbakh, L Jansen, A Schirmeisen - Physical Review Letters, 2010 - APS
The main challenge in predicting sliding friction is related to the complexity of highly
nonequilibrium processes, the kinetics of which are controlled by the interface temperature …

Analytical models for atomic friction

Y Dong, A Vadakkepatt, A Martini - Tribology Letters, 2011 - Springer
In this methods article, we describe application of Prandtl–Tomlinson models and their
extensions to interpret dry atomic-scale friction. The goal is to provide a practical overview of …

The physics of atomic‐scale friction: basic considerations and open questions

SY Krylov, JWM Frenken - physica status solidi (b), 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The field of friction is usually associated with its obvious practical importance. This tends to
emphasize the engineering aspects of friction and thereby hides the fact that there is a …

Superlubricity achieved with mixtures of polyhydroxy alcohols and acids

J Li, C Zhang, J Luo - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
In the present work, we show that the superlubricity can be achieved when the polyhydroxy
alcohol solutions are mixed with acid solutions. The lowest friction coefficients between …

Interlayer commensurability and superlubricity in rigid layered materials

O Hod - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2012 - APS
Superlubricity is a frictionless tribological state sometimes occurring in nanoscale material
junctions. It is often associated with incommensurate surface lattice structures appearing at …