The interlayer friction behavior of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)as crucial solid lubricants has attracted extensive attention in the field of tribology.In this study,the interlayer friction ...The interlayer friction behavior of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)as crucial solid lubricants has attracted extensive attention in the field of tribology.In this study,the interlayer friction is measured by laterally pushing the MoTe_(2)powder on the MoTe_(2)substrate with the atomic force microscope(AFM)tip,and density functional theory(DFT)simulations are used to rationalize the experimental results.The experimental results indicate that the friction coefficient of the 1T'-MoTe_(2)/1T'-MoTe_(2)interface is 2.025×10^(−4),which is lower than that of the 2H-MoTe_(2)/2H-MoTe_(2)interface(3.086×10^(−4)),while the friction coefficient of the 1T'-MoTe_(2)/2H-MoTe_(2)interface is the lowest at 6.875×10^(−5).The lower interfacial friction of 1T'-MoTe_(2)/1T'-MoTe_(2)compared to 2H-MoTe_(2)/2H-MoTe_(2)interface can be explained by considering the relative magnitudes of the ideal average shear strengths and maximum shear strengths based on the interlayer potential energy.Additionally,the smallest interlayer friction observed at the 1T'-MoTe_(2)/2H-MoTe_(2)heterojunction is attributed to the weak interlayer electrostatic interaction and reduction in potential energy corrugation caused by the incommensurate contact.This work suggests that MoTe_(2)has comparable interlayer friction properties to MoS_(2)and is expected to reduce interlayer friction in the future by inducing the 2H-1T'phase transition.展开更多
In this paper, the interlayer sliding between graphene and boron nitride (h-BN) is studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The interlayer shear force between h-BN/h-BN is found to be six times higher than that of...In this paper, the interlayer sliding between graphene and boron nitride (h-BN) is studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The interlayer shear force between h-BN/h-BN is found to be six times higher than that of graphene/graphene, while the interlayer shear between graphene/h-BN is approximate to that of graphene/graphene. The graphene/h- BN heterostructure shows several anomalous interlayer shear characteristics compared to its bilayer counterparts. For graphene/graphene and h-BN/h-BN, interlayer shears only exit along the sliding direction while interlayer shear for graphene/h-BN is observed along both the translocation and perpendicular directions. Our results provide significant insight into the interlayer shear characteristics of 2D nanomaterials.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52175175).
文摘The interlayer friction behavior of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)as crucial solid lubricants has attracted extensive attention in the field of tribology.In this study,the interlayer friction is measured by laterally pushing the MoTe_(2)powder on the MoTe_(2)substrate with the atomic force microscope(AFM)tip,and density functional theory(DFT)simulations are used to rationalize the experimental results.The experimental results indicate that the friction coefficient of the 1T'-MoTe_(2)/1T'-MoTe_(2)interface is 2.025×10^(−4),which is lower than that of the 2H-MoTe_(2)/2H-MoTe_(2)interface(3.086×10^(−4)),while the friction coefficient of the 1T'-MoTe_(2)/2H-MoTe_(2)interface is the lowest at 6.875×10^(−5).The lower interfacial friction of 1T'-MoTe_(2)/1T'-MoTe_(2)compared to 2H-MoTe_(2)/2H-MoTe_(2)interface can be explained by considering the relative magnitudes of the ideal average shear strengths and maximum shear strengths based on the interlayer potential energy.Additionally,the smallest interlayer friction observed at the 1T'-MoTe_(2)/2H-MoTe_(2)heterojunction is attributed to the weak interlayer electrostatic interaction and reduction in potential energy corrugation caused by the incommensurate contact.This work suggests that MoTe_(2)has comparable interlayer friction properties to MoS_(2)and is expected to reduce interlayer friction in the future by inducing the 2H-1T'phase transition.
基金the start-up funding from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the New Jersey In stitute of Technology (NJIT)funded by the Little John fellowship at the University of PennsylvaniaNational Scientific Foundation of China (no. 11402145 )
文摘In this paper, the interlayer sliding between graphene and boron nitride (h-BN) is studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The interlayer shear force between h-BN/h-BN is found to be six times higher than that of graphene/graphene, while the interlayer shear between graphene/h-BN is approximate to that of graphene/graphene. The graphene/h- BN heterostructure shows several anomalous interlayer shear characteristics compared to its bilayer counterparts. For graphene/graphene and h-BN/h-BN, interlayer shears only exit along the sliding direction while interlayer shear for graphene/h-BN is observed along both the translocation and perpendicular directions. Our results provide significant insight into the interlayer shear characteristics of 2D nanomaterials.