Friction and wear on single-layer epitaxial graphene in multi-asperity contacts

Tribology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-82

  Marchetto, D ^a   Held, C ^b   Hausen, F ^b   Wahlisch F ^b   Dienwiebel, M ^a,c   Bennewitz, R ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

^b INM LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEW MATERIALS   (Germany)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon; Coatings; Friction reducing; Graphite; Solid lubrication friction

Indexed keywords

CARBON RICH; EPITAXIAL GRAPHENE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRICTION AND WEAR; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTION-REDUCING; GRAPHENE LAYERS; INTERFACE LAYER; LOW FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MICROMETER SCALE; SIC SUBSTRATES; SINGLE LAYER; SLIDING CYCLES; SOLID LUBRICATION;

CARBON; COATINGS; DECOMPOSITION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROMETERS; SILICON CARBIDE; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION;

EID: 84865617714     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-012-9945-4     Document Type: Article

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