Microtribology and friction-induced material transfer in WS2 nanoparticle additives

  • Carlos Drummond
  • , Norma Alcontar
  • , Jacob Israelachvili
  • , Reshef Tenne
  • , Yuval Golan

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Abstract

The tribological behavior of platelet and nested colloidal particles of tungsten disulfide was studied using the surface forces apparatus, atomic force microscopy, lateral force microscopy, and Auger spectroscopy. Shear-induced material transfer from the colloidal particles to the surfaces was shown to be a dominant factor in the tribological behavior observed for both structures. An ultrathin, ordered layer was observed when nested particles were sheared, while WS2 platelets produced a rough and disordered transfer layer, with substantially inferior lubricating properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)348-354
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Functional Materials
Volume11
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Chemistry
  • Biomaterials
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrochemistry

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