A review of advances in tribology in 2020–2021

Y Meng, J Xu, L Ma, Z Jin, B Prakash, T Ma, W Wang - Friction, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Around 1,000 peer-reviewed papers were selected from 3,450 articles published
during 2020–2021, and reviewed as the representative advances in tribology research …

A review on diamond-like carbon-based films for space tribology

B Shi, Y Wu, Y Liu, L Wang, J Gao… - Materials Science …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Space solid lubricants should undergo serious tests, such as high pressure, high vacuum,
strong radiations and so on. Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films show potential applications in …

Alkyl-functionalized black phosphorus nanosheets triggers macroscale superlubricity on diamond-like carbon film

S Yi, J Li, J Rao, X Ma, Y Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The mechanical components' friction and wear are the main factors to reduce the lifetime
and cause the energy loss of machine. In this work, the alkyl-functionalized black …

Metastable hybridized structure transformation in amorphous carbon films during friction—A study combining experiments and MD simulation

Y Zhou, Z Chen, T Zhang, S Zhang, X Xing, Q Yang… - Friction, 2023 - Springer
Amorphous carbon films have attracted substantial interest due to their exceptional
mechanical and tribological properties. Previous studies revealed that the amorphous …

Two-dimensional molybdenum carbide (MXene) as an efficient nanoadditive for achieving superlubricity under ultrahigh pressure

S Yi, Y Guo, J Li, Y Zhang, A Zhou, J Luo - Friction, 2023 - Springer
In this study, a robust macroscale liquid superlubricity with a coefficient of friction of 0.004
was achieved by introducing molybdenum carbide (Mo2CT x) MXene nanoparticles as …

Durable superlubricity of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon film against different friction pairs depending on their interfacial interaction

Y Liu, Y Jiang, J Sun, L Wang, Y Liu, L Chen… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Superlubricity of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (H-DLC) film in vacuum was achieved
against four different friction pairs (ZrO 2, Al 2 O 3, Si 3 N 4 and SiC) due to the formation of …

The effects of Cr and B doping on the mechanical properties and tribological behavior of multi-layered hydrogenated diamond-like carbon films

Z Li, G Ma, Z Xing, Q Yong, H Zhao, Y Huang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
To enhance the adhesion strength and tribological properties of hydrogenated diamond-like
carbon (H-DLC) films, the multi-layered H-DLC films consisting of a function layer with …

Tribological behavior of single crystal diamond based on UV photocatalytic reaction

W Liu, Q Xiong, J Lu, X Wang, Q Yan - Tribology International, 2022 - Elsevier
The tribological behaviors of single crystal diamond (SCD) under different UV photocatalytic
conditions (UV intensity, H 2 O 2 content, pH) were investigated by ball-on-disk rotating …

Enhanced superlubricity on aC films by lubrication with 3-hydroxypropionic acid

S Sun, J Li, J Li, J Luo - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the macroscopic superlubricity with an extremely low coefficient of friction (COF)
of 0.004 was achieved on the friction pair of the steel/amorphous carbon (aC) film with the …

Ion energy-induced nanoclustering structure in aC: H film for achieving robust superlubricity in vacuum

Q Yu, X Chen, C Zhang, C Zhang, W Deng, Y Wang… - Friction, 2022 - Springer
Hydrogenated amorphous carbon (aC: H) films are capable of providing excellent
superlubricating properties, which have great potential serving as self-lubricating protective …