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Study of Nanoscale Friction Behaviors of Graphene on Gold Substrates Using Molecular Dynamics

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Title
Study of Nanoscale Friction Behaviors of Graphene on Gold Substrates Using Molecular Dynamics
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Discover Nano, February 2018
DOI 10.1186/s11671-018-2451-3
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Pengzhe Zhu, Rui Li

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the friction behaviors of graphene flakes sliding on a gold substrate using molecular dynamics simulations. The effects of flake size, flake shape, relative rotation angle between flake and substrate, and crystal orientation of substrate on the friction process are thoroughly studied. It is found that under the same load, the average friction forces per atom are smaller for a bigger graphene flake, which exhibits an obvious size effect. It is also shown that flake shape is critical in determining the friction in the sliding process. The average friction forces per atom for the square flake are much bigger than those for the triangular and round flakes. Moreover, the average friction forces per atom for the triangular flake are the smallest. We also find that the orientation of graphene flake relative to gold substrate plays a vital role in the friction process. The friction forces for the graphene flake sliding along the armchair direction are much bigger than those for the flakes with rotation. In addition, it is also found that single crystalline gold substrate exhibits a significant anisotropic effect of friction, which is attributed to the anisotropic effect of potential energy corrugation. These understandings not only shed light on the underlying mechanisms of graphene flake sliding on the gold substrates but also may guide the design and fabrication of nanoscale graphene-based devices.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 45%
Student > Master 3 14%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 9%
Student > Bachelor 1 5%
Researcher 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 4 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Materials Science 6 27%
Physics and Astronomy 4 18%
Engineering 3 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 1 5%
Chemistry 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 6 27%
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