Superlubricity of graphene nanoribbons on gold surfaces-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Superlubricity of graphene nanoribbons on gold surfaces

Published:2016-02-26 Issue:6276 Volume:351 Page:957-961
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Kawai Shigeki¹²,Benassi Andrea³⁴,Gnecco Enrico⁵⁶,Söde Hajo³,Pawlak Rémy¹,Feng Xinliang⁷,Müllen Klaus⁸,Passerone Daniele³,Pignedoli Carlo A.³,Ruffieux Pascal³,Fasel Roman³⁹,Meyer Ernst¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.

2. PRESTO (Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology), Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.

3. nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.

4. Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany.

5. Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia, 28049 Madrid, Spain.

6. Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.

7. Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany.

8. Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55124 Mainz, Germany.

9. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

Abstract

A golden opportunity for graphene Reducing friction can limit wear and improve the energy efficiency of mechanical devices. Graphene is a promising lubricant because the friction between sheets is minuscule under certain circumstances. Kawai et al. show that the same ultra-low frictional properties extend to other surfaces. They find ultralow friction when dragging graphene nanoribbons across a gold surface using an atomic force microscope. This discovery sets up the potential for developing nanographene frictionless coatings. Science , this issue p. 957

Funder

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Swiss National Science Foundation

Swiss Nanoscience Institute

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action

European Commission

Graphene Flagship

U.S. Office of Naval Research Basic Research Challenge

Comunidad de Madrid

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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