Sliding properties of MoS2 layers: Load and interlayer orientation effects

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 13809-13816

  Levita, G ^a,b   Cavaleiro, A ^b   Molinari, E ^a,c   Polcar, T ^d,e   Righi, M C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SOLID LUBRICANTS; TRANSITION METALS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ATOMISTIC INTERACTIONS; DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOR; MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE; RELATIVE ORIENTATION; RELATIVE STABILITIES; SLIDING PROPERTIES; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES (TMD);

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84920697152     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4098099     Document Type: Article

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