[HTML][HTML] Polishing of polycrystalline diamond using synergies between chemical and mechanical inputs: A review of mechanisms and processes

C Xiao, FC Hsia, A Sutton-Cook, B Weber, S Franklin - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into irradiation-affected structural evolution and mechanical behavior of amorphous carbon

Y Shi, Q Xia, M Xie, Q Zhou, D Hua, L Chai, T Shi… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
The distinctive hybridization structure of amorphous carbon (aC) imparts remarkable
mechanical and tribological characteristics, making it highly relevant for lubrication …

Role of interfacial bonding in tribochemical wear

C Luo, Y Jiang, Y Liu, Y Wang, J Sun, L Qian… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tribochemical wear of contact materials is an important issue in science and engineering.
Understanding the mechanisms of tribochemical wear at an atomic scale is favorable to …

Operando formation of van der Waals heterostructures for achieving macroscale superlubricity on engineering rough and worn surfaces

R Li, X Yang, J Zhao, C Yue, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Macroscale superlubricity breakdown of lubricating materials caused by substrate surface
roughening and mechanochemical modification poses great challenges for their practical …

Origin of low friction in hydrogenated diamond-like carbon films due to graphene nanoscroll formation depending on sliding mode: Unidirection and reciprocation

Y Liu, L Chen, B Jiang, Y Liu, B Zhang, C Xiao, J Zhang… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
The origins of low friction of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (H-DLC) films depending on
unidirectional and reciprocating motions were detected by the analyses of transmission …

Triboemission of hydrocarbon molecules from diamond-like carbon friction interface induces atomic-scale wear

Y Wang, N Yamada, J Xu, J Zhang, Q Chen… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Understanding atomic-scale wear is crucial to avoid device failure. Atomic-scale wear differs
from macroscale wear because chemical reactions and interactions at the friction interface …

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 …

Superlubricity: Friction's vanishing act

JM Martin, A Erdemir - Physics Today, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Friction and wear affect almost all moving mechanical systems. By some estimates, nearly a
quarter of the world's energy output is spent in overcoming friction. 1 About 70% of …

Effects of pressure and velocity on the interface friction behavior of diamond utilizing ReaxFF simulations

S Yuan, X Guo, Q Mao, J Guo, ACT van Duin… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of pressure and sliding velocity on the interface friction behavior during the
chemical mechanical polishing process of diamond were investigated utilizing ReaxFF …

Roles of transfer layer and surface adhesion on superlubricity behaviors of diamond-like carbon film depending on rotating and reciprocating motion

Y Liu, H Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The superlubrictiy behavior and mechanism of diamond-like carbon (DLC) film in vacuum
were researched under rotating and reciprocating motion. Compared with the reciprocating …