• 文献标题:   Molecular Origin of Superlubricity between Graphene and a Highly Hydrophobic Surface in Water
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI JJ, CAO W, LI JF, MA M, LUO JB
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1948-7185
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tsinghua Univ
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00952
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Graphene is efficient to provide ultralow friction after the formation of an incommensurate interface but is limited to dry contact conditions and specific lattice structures. In this Letter, a new strategy is proposed to achieve the superlubricity of graphene through the creation of a sliding interface between graphene and a highly hydrophobic surface of self-assembled fluoroalkyl monolayers (SAFMs) in water. A superlow friction coefficient of mu = 0.0003 was obtained, demonstrating the extremely low shear stress between graphene and hydrophobic SAFMs in water. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation shows that a nanometer-thick water layer is intercalated between graphene and hydrophobic SAFMs, and the weak interactions between water molecules and graphene provide a small energy barrier for water molecules sliding on graphene, which contributes to superlubricity. This finding reveals how to form a superlubricity interface by water intercalation, which has implications for minimizing the friction of layered materials and hydrophobic surfaces in water.