Structural lubricity under ambient conditions

Structural lubricity under ambient conditions

Structural lubricity—referring to ultralow levels of friction between atomically flat, incommensurate surfaces—has previously been observed under ultrahigh vacuum. Here, the authors report structural lubricity at gold-graphite interfaces under ambient conditions and on mesoscopic scales.

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Main Authors: Ebru Cihan, Semran İpek, Engin Durgun, Mehmet Z. Baykara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12055
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spelling doaj-aaf60fde92d5483b8373098c5c4d2a7e2021-05-11T10:46:17ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-06-01711610.1038/ncomms12055Structural lubricity under ambient conditionsEbru Cihan0Semran İpek1Engin Durgun2Mehmet Z. Baykara3UNAM—Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent UniversityUNAM—Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent UniversityUNAM—Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent UniversityUNAM—Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent UniversityStructural lubricity—referring to ultralow levels of friction between atomically flat, incommensurate surfaces—has previously been observed under ultrahigh vacuum. Here, the authors report structural lubricity at gold-graphite interfaces under ambient conditions and on mesoscopic scales.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12055
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description Structural lubricity—referring to ultralow levels of friction between atomically flat, incommensurate surfaces—has previously been observed under ultrahigh vacuum. Here, the authors report structural lubricity at gold-graphite interfaces under ambient conditions and on mesoscopic scales.
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