Structural lubricity under ambient conditions

Ebru Cihan; Semran İpek; Engin Durgun; Mehmet Z. Baykara

doi:10.1038/ncomms12055

Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Structural lubricity under ambient conditions

Ebru Cihan,
Semran İpek,
Engin Durgun,
Mehmet Z. Baykara

Affiliations

Ebru Cihan: UNAM—Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University
Semran İpek: UNAM—Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University
Engin Durgun: UNAM—Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University
Mehmet Z. Baykara: UNAM—Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12055
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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