Frictional figures of merit for single layered nanostructures

Abstract

We determined frictional figures of merit for a pair of layered honeycomb nanostructures, such as graphane, fluorographene, MoS${}_2$ and WO${}_2$ moving over each other, by carrying out ab-initio calculations of interlayer interaction under constant loading force. Using Prandtl-Tomlinson model we derived critical stiffness required to avoid stick-slip behavior. We showed that these layered structures have low critical stiffness even under high loading forces due to their charged surfaces repelling each other. The intrinsic stiffness of these materials exceed critical stiffness and thereby avoid the stick-slip regime and attain nearly dissipationless continuous sliding. Remarkably, tungsten dioxide displays much better performance relative to others and heralds a potential superlubricant. The absence of mechanical instabilities leading to conservative lateral forces is also confirmed directly by the simulations of sliding layers.

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