Micro/atomic-scale vibration induced superlubricity

Shuai SHI; Dan GUO; Jianbin LUO

doi:10.1007/s40544-020-0414-z

Friction 2021, 9(5): 1163-1174 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0414-z

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Micro/atomic-scale vibration induced superlubricity

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Shuai SHI^{¹^,²}, Dan GUO^¹(

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1State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

2China Fortune Land Development Industrial Investment Co., Ltd., Beijing 100027, China

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superlubricity, energy dissipation, vibration, atomic-scale

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SHI S, GUO D, LUO J. Micro/atomic-scale vibration induced superlubricity. Friction, 2021, 9(5): 1163-1174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0414-z

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With the rapid development of industry, the inconsistency between the rapid increase in energy consumption and the shortage of resources is becoming significant. Friction is one of the main causes of energy consumption; thus, the emergence of superlubricity technology can substantially improve the energy efficiency in motion systems. In this study, an efficient method to control superlubricity at the atomic-scale is proposed. The method employs vibrational excitation, which is called vibration induced superlubricity (VIS). The VIS can be easily and steadily achieved by employing external vibration in three directions. The simple method does not depend on the type of sample and conductivity. Dependence of oscillation amplitude, frequency, scanning speed, and normal force $(F_{N})$ on friction were investigated. Experimental and simulated explorations verified the practical approach for reducing energy dissipation and achieving superlubricity at the atomic-scale.

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Micro/atomic-scale vibration induced superlubricity

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Shuai SHI^{¹^,²}, Dan GUO^¹(

), Jianbin LUO^¹(

)

1State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

2China Fortune Land Development Industrial Investment Co., Ltd., Beijing 100027, China

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Keywords: superlubricity, energy dissipation, vibration, atomic-scale

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Received: 18 May 2020

Revised: 01 June 2020

Accepted: 04 June 2020

Published: 08 July 2020

Issue date: October 2021

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This study is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51527901 and 51375255). We appreciate Bruker Icon for the sample of HOPG, engineers from Bruker Icon for the helpful discussion, and Weiqi WANG for the help with AFM.