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Effect of structure on the tribology of ultrathin graphene and graphene oxide films

Monday, March 9, 2015 9:09
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The friction and wear properties of graphene and graphene oxide (GO) with varying C/O ratio were investigated using friction force microscopy. When applied as solid lubricants between a sliding contact of a silicon (Si) tip and a SiO 2 /Si substrate, graphene and ultrathin GO films (as thin as 1–2 atomic layers) were found to reduce friction by ∼6 times and ∼2 times respectively as compared to the unlubricated contact. The differences in measured friction were attributed to different interfacial shear strengths. Ultrathin films of GO with a low C/O ratio of ∼2 were found to wear easily under small normal load. The onset of wear, and the location of wear initiation, is attributed to differences in the local shear strength of the sliding interface as a result of the non-homogeneous surface structure of GO. While the exhibited low friction of GO as compared to SiO 2 makes it an economically viable coating for micro/nano-electro-mechanical systems with the potentia…

Hang Chen and Tobin Filleter

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