2 papers
cond-mat.mes-hall2024
Structural Superlubricity at High Sliding Speeds under Ambient Conditions
Wai H. Oo, Paul D. Ashby, Mehmet Z. Baykara
Structural superlubricity is an intriguing physical phenomenon, whereby sliding at a structurally incommensurate, atomically flat interface yields vanishingly small friction forces…
cond-mat.soft2024
Structural Lubricity and Molecular Contamination: Rejuvenation, Aging, and Friction Switches
Wai H. Oo, Hongyu Gao, Martin H. Müser +1
Using atomic force microscopy experiments and molecular dynamics simulations of gold nanoislands on graphite, we investigate why ultra-small friction commonly associated with struc…