• 文献标题:   Robust microscale superlubricity under high contact pressure enabled by graphene-coated microsphere
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU SW, WANG HP, XU Q, MA TB, YU G, ZHANG CH, GENG DC, YU ZW, ZHANG SG, WANG WZ, HU YZ, WANG H, LUO JB
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tsinghua Univ
  • 被引频次:   72
  • DOI:   10.1038/ncomms14029
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Superlubricity of graphite and graphene has aroused increasing interest in recent years. Yet how to obtain a long-lasting superlubricity between graphene layers, under high applied normal load in ambient atmosphere still remains a challenge but is highly desirable. Here, we report a direct measurement of sliding friction between graphene and graphene, and graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) under high contact pressures by employing graphene-coated microsphere (GMS) probe prepared by metal-catalyst-free chemical vapour deposition. The exceptionally low and robust friction coefficient of 0.003 is accomplished under local asperity contact pressure up to 1 GPa, at arbitrary relative surface rotation angles, which is insensitive to relative humidity up to 51% RH. This ultralow friction is attributed to the sustainable overall incommensurability due to the multi-asperity contact covered with randomly oriented graphene nanograins. This realization of microscale superlubricity can be extended to the sliding between a variety of two-dimensional (2D) layers.