Origin of friction and the new frictionless technology—Superlubricity: Advancements and future outlook

Spherical triboelectric nanogenerator based on spring-assisted swing structure for effective water wave energy harvesting

(2021) Xi Liang et al.   Nano Energy

Gravity triboelectric nanogenerator for the steady harvesting of natural wind energy

(2021) Yuqi Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Soft triboelectric nanogenerators for mechanical energy scavenging and self-powered sensors

(2021) Yiding Song et al.   Nano Energy

Ionic liquid-based molecular design for transparent, flexible, and fire-retardant triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) for wearable energy solutions

(2021) Youngkyun Kim et al.   Nano Energy

Superlubricity between a silicon tip and graphite enabled by the nanolithography-assisted nanoflakes tribo-transfer

(2020) Tian-Dong Sha et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of humidity on tribological properties and electrification performance of sliding-mode triboelectric nanogenerator

(2020) Yanqiang Hu et al.   Nano Energy

Superlubricity in phosphorene identified by means of ab initio calculations

(2020) Gabriele Losi et al.   2D Materials

Superlubricity of Fullerene Derivatives Induced by Host–Guest Assembly

(2020) Shanchao Tan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Macroscale Superlubricity Achieved on the Hydrophobic Graphene Coating with Glycerol

(2020) Yanfei Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Microscale superlubricity at multiple gold–graphite heterointerfaces under ambient conditions

(2020) Jinjin Li et al.   CARBON

Extreme-Pressure Superlubricity of Polymer Solution Enhanced with Hydrated Salt Ions

(2020) Shaowei Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Tunable macroscale structural superlubricity in two-layer graphene via strain engineering

(2020) Charalampos Androulidakis et al.   Nature Communications

Theoretical study of superlubric nanogenerators with superb performances

(2020) Xuanyu Huang et al.   Nano Energy

Triboelectric nanogenerators: Fundamental physics and potential applications

(2020) Linglin Zhou et al.   Friction

A review of recent advances in tribology

(2020) Yonggang Meng et al.   Friction

Superlubricitive engineering—Future industry nearly getting rid of wear and frictional energy consumption

(2020) Jianbin Luo et al.   Friction

Atomic-scale insights into the interfacial instability of superlubricity in hydrogenated amorphous carbon films

(2020) Xinchun Chen et al.   Science Advances

Superlubricity of zwitterionic bottlebrush polymers in the presence of multivalent ions

(2020) Vahid Adibnia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Controllable Superlubricity System of Polyalkylene Glycol Aqueous Solutions under Various Applied Conditions

(2020) Wenrui Liu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces

(2020) Dehui Wang et al.   NATURE

Mechanically activated ionic transport across single-digit carbon nanotubes

(2020) Alice Marcotte et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Characterization of a Microscale Superlubric Graphite Interface

(2020) Kunqi Wang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Tribological performance of MoS2 coating on slipper pair in axial piston pump

(2020) He-sheng Tang et al.   Journal of Central South University

Reducing Friction by Control of Isoelectric Point: A Potential Method to Design Artificial Cartilage

(2020) Shihua Yuan et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Superlubricity achieved with two-dimensional nano-additives to liquid lubricants

(2020) Hongdong Wang et al.   Friction

Superlubricity between Graphite Layers in Ultrahigh Vacuum

(2020) Yanmin Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Study of Silicon-Based Ceramics: Different Tribochemical Reaction Mechanisms during the Running-in Period of Silicon Nitride and Silicon Carbide

(2020) Yusuke Ootani et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Towards developing robust solid lubricant operable in multifarious environments

(2020) Aditya V. Ayyagari et al.   Scientific Reports

Ultrawide bandwidth and sensitive electro-optic modulator based on a graphene nanoelectromechanical system with superlubricity

(2020) Mimi Zhou et al.   CARBON

Research on fluid-structure interaction for piston/cylinder tribopair of seawater hydraulic axial piston pump in deep-sea environment

(2020) Songlin Nie et al.   OCEAN ENGINEERING

Tribochemical mechanism of superlubricity in graphene quantum dots modified DLC films under high contact pressure

(2020) Xuan Yin et al.   CARBON

In-situ formation of tribofilm with Ti3C2Tx MXene nanoflakes triggers macroscale superlubricity

(2020) Shuang Yi et al.   TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

AFM Study on Superlubricity between Ti6Al4V/Polymer Surfaces Achieved with Liposomes

(2019) Yiqin Duan et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Superlubricity of Polyalkylene Glycol Aqueous Solutions Enabled by Ultrathin Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets

(2019) Hongdong Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Macroscale superlubricity under extreme pressure enabled by the combination of graphene-oxide nanosheets with ionic liquid

(2019) Xiangyu Ge et al.   CARBON

The gearbox wears state monitoring and evaluation based on on-line wear debris features

(2019) Wei Cao et al.   WEAR

Superlubricity of glycerol by self-sustained chemical polishing

(2019) Yun Long et al.   Scientific Reports

Molecular behaviors in thin film lubrication—Part two: Direct observation of the molecular orientation near the solid surface

(2019) Ming Gao et al.   Friction

Dynamic Fluid‐Like Graphene with Ultralow Frictional Molecular Bearing

(2019) Intak Jeon et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Superlubricity in rolling/sliding contacts

(2019) Kalyan C. Mutyala et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Mechanism of Superlubricity Conversion with Polyalkylene Glycol Aqueous Solutions

(2019) Wenrui Liu et al.   LANGMUIR

Direct Visualization of Exciton Transport in Defective Few‐Layer WS 2 by Ultrafast Microscopy

(2019) Huan Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Excellent Water Lubrication Additives for Silicon Nitride To Achieve Superlubricity under Extreme Conditions

(2019) Bin Lin et al.   LANGMUIR

Study on the load-carrying capacity of surface textured slipper bearing of axial piston pump

(2019) Shaogan Ye et al.   APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING

Control of surface forces through hydrated boundary layers

(2019) Weifeng Lin et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Origins of Superlubricity Promoted by Hydrated Multivalent Ions

(2019) Tianyi Han et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Oleic-acid enhanced triboelectric nanogenerator with high output performance and wear resistance

(2019) Jianjun Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Real-time observation of slipping and rolling events in DLC wear nanoparticles

(2018) Takaaki Sato et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Operando tribochemical formation of onion-like-carbon leads to macroscale superlubricity

(2018) Diana Berman et al.   Nature Communications

Black phosphorus as a new lubricant

(2018) Wei Wang et al.   Friction

Interlayer Friction and Superlubricity in Single-Crystalline Contact Enabled by Two-Dimensional Flake-Wrapped Atomic Force Microscope Tips

(2018) Yanmin Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Macroscale Superlubricity Enabled by Hydrated Alkali Metal Ions

(2018) Tianyi Han et al.   LANGMUIR

Robust microscale superlubricity in graphite/hexagonal boron nitride layered heterojunctions

(2018) Yiming Song et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Superlubricity of Graphite Sliding against Graphene Nanoflake under Ultrahigh Contact Pressure

(2018) Jinjin Li et al.   Advanced Science

Superlubricity of Black Phosphorus as Lubricant Additive

(2018) Wei Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Macroscale Superlubricity Enabled by the Synergy Effect of Graphene-Oxide Nanoflakes and Ethanediol

(2018) Xiangyu Ge et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Minimum entropy deconvolution based on simulation-determined band pass filter to detect faults in axial piston pump bearings

(2018) Shuhui Wang et al.   ISA TRANSACTIONS

Structural superlubricity and ultralow friction across the length scales

(2018) Oded Hod et al.   NATURE

Evolution of tribologically induced chemical and structural degradation in hydrogenated a-C coatings

(2018) Roman Nevshupa et al.   TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Molecular behaviors in thin film lubrication—Part three: Superlubricity attained by polar and nonpolar molecules

(2018) Xiangyu Ge et al.   Friction

Optimization of groove texture profile to improve hydrodynamic lubrication performance: Theory and experiments

(2018) Wei Wang et al.   Friction

What is the origin of macroscopic friction?

(2018) H. Sakuma et al.   Science Advances

Effects of grain boundary on wear of graphene at the nanoscale: A molecular dynamics study

(2018) Jie Zhang et al.   CARBON

Weak Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbine Gearboxes Based on MED-LMD

(2017) et al.   Entropy

Lubrication synergy: Mixture of hyaluronan and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) vesicles

(2017) Akanksha Raj et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Superlubricity achieved by carbon quantum dots in ionic liquid

(2017) Wei Ma et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Atomically Flat Zigzag Edges in Monolayer MoS2 by Thermal Annealing

(2017) Qu Chen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Superlubricity of a graphene/MoS2 heterostructure: a combined experimental and DFT study

(2017) Linfeng Wang et al.   Nanoscale

Effects of two sliding motions on the superlubricity and wear of self-mated bearing steel lubricated by aqueous glycerol with and without nanodiamonds

(2017) Angela Maria Tortora et al.   WEAR

Evolution of tribo-induced interfacial nanostructures governing superlubricity in a-C:H and a-C:H:Si films

(2017) Xinchun Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Robust microscale superlubricity under high contact pressure enabled by graphene-coated microsphere

(2017) Shu-Wei Liu et al.   Nature Communications

A General Engineering Applicable Superlubricity: Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Film Containing Nano Diamond Particles

(2017) Zhongyue Cao et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Drag reduction through self-texturing compliant bionic materials

(2017) Eryong Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Detailed Atomic Reconstruction of Extended Line Defects in Monolayer MoS2

(2016) Shanshan Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Atomically Sharp Crack Tips in Monolayer MoS2 and Their Enhanced Toughness by Vacancy Defects

(2016) Shanshan Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Superhydrophobic drag reduction in laminar flows: a critical review

(2016) Choongyeop Lee et al.   EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS

Collective superlubricity of graphene flakes

(2016) Merel M van Wijk et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Oil condition monitoring of gears onboard ships using a regression approach for multivariate T 2 control charts

(2016) Morten Henneberg et al.   JOURNAL OF PROCESS CONTROL

The influence of tooth pitting on the mesh stiffness of a pair of external spur gears

(2016) Xihui Liang et al.   MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY

Superlubricity of graphene nanoribbons on gold surfaces

(2016) S. Kawai et al.   SCIENCE

Green superlubricity of Nitinol 60 alloy against steel in presence of castor oil

(2016) Qunfeng Zeng et al.   Scientific Reports

Thin film lubrication in the past 20 years

(2016) Liran Ma et al.   Friction

Macroscale superlubricity enabled by graphene nanoscroll formation

(2015) D. Berman et al.   SCIENCE

Environmental effect on the load-dependent friction behavior of a diamond-like carbon film

(2015) Longchen Cui et al.   TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Wear analysis of swash plate/slipper pair of axis piston hydraulic pump

(2015) Jiming Ma et al.   TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Supramolecular synergy in the boundary lubrication of synovial joints

(2015) Jasmine Seror et al.   Nature Communications

Origins of hydration lubrication

(2015) Liran Ma et al.   Nature Communications

Investigation of the difference in liquid superlubricity between water- and oil-based lubricants

(2015) Jinjin Li et al.   RSC Advances

Superlubricity of silicone oil achieved between two surfaces by running-in with acid solution

(2015) Jinjin Li et al.   RSC Advances

Triboelectric nanogenerators as new energy technology and self-powered sensors – Principles, problems and perspectives

(2014) Zhong Lin Wang   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Graphene: a new emerging lubricant

(2014) Diana Berman et al.   Materials Today

Effect of surface non-flatness on the lubrication characteristics in the valve part of a swash-plate type axial piston pump

(2014) Jung-Hun Shin et al.   MECCANICA

The high-speed sliding friction of graphene and novel routes to persistent superlubricity

(2014) Yilun Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Underwater drag reduction by gas

(2014) Jiadao Wang et al.   Friction

Hydrodynamic effect on the superlubricity of phosphoric acid between ceramic and sapphire

(2014) Mingming Deng et al.   Friction

Fluid Drag Reduction with Shark-Skin Riblet Inspired Microstructured Surfaces

(2013) Gregory D. Bixler et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Investigations on the mechanism of superlubricity achieved with phosphoric acid solution by direct observation

(2013) Jinjin Li et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Controllable Superlubricity of Glycerol Solution via Environment Humidity

(2013) Zhe Chen et al.   LANGMUIR

Superlubricity Achieved with Mixtures of Polyhydroxy Alcohols and Acids

(2013) Jinjin Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Grains and grain boundaries in highly crystalline monolayer molybdenum disulphide

(2013) Arend M. van der Zande et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Towards macroscale superlubricity

(2013) Michael Urbakh   Nature Nanotechnology

Observation of High-Speed Microscale Superlubricity in Graphite

(2013) Jiarui Yang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Advancements in superlubricity

(2013) JinJin Li et al.   Science China-Technological Sciences

Superlubricity behaviors of Si3N4/DLC Films under PAO oil with nano boron nitride additive lubrication

(2013) Qunfeng Zeng et al.   SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS

Hydration lubrication

(2013) Jacob Klein   Friction

Vibration signal models for fault diagnosis of planetary gearboxes

(2012) Zhipeng Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION

Excellent Lubricating Behavior of Brasenia schreberi Mucilage

(2012) Jinjin Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Superlubricity Achieved with Mixtures of Acids and Glycerol

(2012) Jinjin Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Tribochemistry and Superlubricity Induced by Hydrogen Ions

(2012) Jinjin Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Interlayer commensurability and superlubricity in rigid layered materials

(2012) Oded Hod   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Observation of Microscale Superlubricity in Graphite

(2012) Ze Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Boundary Lubricants with Exceptionally Low Friction Coefficients Based on 2D Close-Packed Phosphatidylcholine Liposomes

(2011) Ronit Goldberg et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A complete analysis of axial piston pump leakage and output flow ripples

(2011) J.M. Bergada et al.   APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING

Superlubricity of a Mixed Aqueous Solution

(2011) Chen-Hui Zhang et al.   CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS

Superlubricity Behavior with Phosphoric Acid–Water Network Induced by Rubbing

(2011) Jinjin Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Vanishing stick–slip friction in few-layer graphenes: the thickness effect

(2011) Liang Xu et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Suppression of electronic friction on Nb films in the superconducting state

(2011) Marcin Kisiel et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Tribological properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond films in various test atmosphere

(2011) N. Kumar et al.   TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Ultralow Friction Behaviors of Hydrogenated Fullerene-Like Carbon Films: Effect of Normal Load and Surface Tribochemistry

(2010) Z. Wang et al.   TRIBOLOGY LETTERS

Friction Drag Reduction of External Flows with Bubble and Gas Injection

(2009) Steven L. Ceccio   Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Coulomb Repulsion at the Nanometer-Sized Contact: A Force Driving Superhydrophobicity, Superfluidity, Superlubricity, and Supersolidity

(2009) Chang Q. Sun et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Liposomes Act as Effective Biolubricants for Friction Reduction in Human Synovial Joints

(2009) Sarit Sivan et al.   LANGMUIR

Friction laws at the nanoscale

(2009) Yifei Mo et al.   NATURE

Friction and Dissipation in Epitaxial Graphene Films

(2009) T. Filleter et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Drag reduction in turbulent flows over superhydrophobic surfaces

(2009) Robert J. Daniello et al.   PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

Lubrication at Physiological Pressures by Polyzwitterionic Brushes

(2009) M. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Liposomes as potential biolubricant additives for wear reduction in human synovial joints

(2009) G. Verberne et al.   WEAR

Super-low friction and super-elastic hydrogenated carbon films originated from a unique fullerene-like nanostructure

(2008) Chengbing Wang et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Self-Retracting Motion of Graphite Microflakes

(2008) Quanshui Zheng et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Expert system development for vibration analysis in machine condition monitoring

(2006) Stephan Ebersbach et al.   EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS