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Dispersion of Graphene in water is conducive to their practical applications as lubricating additive in water-based fluids due to their safety, low cost and environmental-friendliness. But owing to its hydrophobicity, it is difficult to achieve stable aqueous graphene suspension. Here, we use the Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate as bridging agent between hydrophilic Poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) and ethanolamine...
Owing to the distinctively morphological and structural features, vertically-aligned graphene nanosheets (VGs) possess many unique properties and hold great promise for applications in various fields. For controllable preparation and wide application of VGs, the establishing reliable growth method and profound understanding of the growth mechanism are of vital significance. Up to date, VGs are normally...
Graphene(G)-based polymer nanocomposites have attracted great interest owing to their superior physicochemical properties over polymers. However, the tendency of graphene sheets to aggregate makes it difficult to achieve homogenous dispersion in polymer matrix. Herein, by utilization of poly(2-butylaniline) (P2BA) as a dispersing agent, stable dispersion of graphene in organic solvents was achieved...
The friction coefficients of diamond and hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon films were reported to be in an intermediate range, from 0.2 to 0.4, in oxygen atmosphere, but the mechanism has not been explored. Herein, by using first-principles calculations, we attempt to fill this gap by providing atomistic insights into the bonding behaviors of oxygen atom(s) at interfaces constructed by two self-mated...
We developed a facile hydrothermal method to fabricate the carbon quantum dots (CQDs)/MoS2 composite as hydrogen evolution reduction (HER) catalyst. After irradiation with visible light for 30 min, the CQDs/MoS2 composite (as CQDs/MoS2-L30) performed improved HER activity, featured by a small overpotential of ∼0.125 V at 10 mA cm−2, a high current density, a small Tafel slope of 45 mV/decade and a...
Fluorine and sulfur co-doped amorphous carbon (a-C:S:F) films were synthesized from C2H2 and SF6 plasma mixture, and the bonding states of S and F in films were scrutinized. The a-C:S:F films exhibited a more ordered carbon structure than hydrogenated films. The friction behavior of films was tested against GCr15 bearing steel balls under high vacuum (HV) conditions. Ultra-low steady-state friction...
The use of graphene and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) additives as lubricants has received considerable interest because of their excellent mechanical and frictional properties. Given their structural differences, both carbon nano-additives are expected to have different synergistic effects at various conditions (from boundary to mixed lubrication). For applications in space, the tribological...
The lubrication of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films has commonly been ascribed to two hypotheses, i.e., ‘friction-induced graphitization’ mechanism and passivation mechanism. To clarify the primary low-friction mechanism of DLC, we investigate the effects of sliding velocity and vacuum pressure on the friction behavior of DLC film. Counterintuitively, examination of wear tracks by Raman spectroscopy...
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