This review summarizes recent advances in the area of tribology based on the outcome of a
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …

Superlubricity, a fantastic lubrication sate where friction or resistance to sliding nearly
vanishes, has become one of the most important approaches to combat friction-induced …

Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) deposited as a thin film is an attractive material, both
technologically and from a scientific viewpoint, due to its unique combination of properties …

We derive a connection between the intrinsic tribological properties and the electronic
properties of a solid interface. In particular, we show that the adhesion and frictional forces …

Although very similar in many technological applications, graphene and MoS 2 bear
significant differences if exposed to humid environments. As an example, lubrication …

Solid-liquid lubricating system, composed of amorphous carbon (aC) and fluid lubricant,
arouses enormous interest due to its excellent tribological performance. However, the …

Improving the tribological properties of water by adding nanomaterials as water-based
lubricant additive has garnered increasing interest for the great potential in range of water …

Graphene exhibits great potential as a lubricant additive to enhance the antifriction capacity
of moving mechanical components in synergism with amorphous carbon (aC) as a solid …

The functionality of graphene as lubricant material is affected by extrinsic factors, such as the
film thickness and the environmental conditions. Graphite lubricating capability depends as …

Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is an important method to achieve ultra-precision
machining of diamond. However, the friction mechanism during CMP is not well understood …