Phononic origin of structural lubrication

Abstract Atomistic mechanisms of frictional energy dissipation have attracted significant attention. However, the dynamics of phonon excitation and dissipation remain elusive for many friction processes. Through systematic fast Fourier transform analyses of the frictional signals as a silicon tip sl...

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Main Authors: Yun Dong, Yongkang Wang, Zaoqi Duan, Shuyu Huang, Yi Tao, Xi Lu, Yan Zhang, Yajing Kan, Zhiyong Wei, Deyu Li, Yunfei Chen
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Published: Tsinghua University Press 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0636-3
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author Yun Dong
Yongkang Wang
Zaoqi Duan
Shuyu Huang
Yi Tao
Xi Lu
Yan Zhang
Yajing Kan
Zhiyong Wei
Deyu Li
Yunfei Chen
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Yongkang Wang
Zaoqi Duan
Shuyu Huang
Yi Tao
Xi Lu
Yan Zhang
Yajing Kan
Zhiyong Wei
Deyu Li
Yunfei Chen
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description Abstract Atomistic mechanisms of frictional energy dissipation have attracted significant attention. However, the dynamics of phonon excitation and dissipation remain elusive for many friction processes. Through systematic fast Fourier transform analyses of the frictional signals as a silicon tip sliding over a graphite surface at different angles and velocities, we experimentally demonstrate that friction mainly excites non-equilibrium phonons at the washboard frequency and its harmonics. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we further disclose the phononic origin of structural lubrication, i.e., the drastic reduction of friction force as the contact angle between two commensurate surfaces changes. In commensurate contacting states, friction excites a large amount of phonons at the washboard frequency and many orders of its harmonics that perfectly match each other in the sliding tip and substrate, while for incommensurate cases, only limited phonons are generated at mismatched washboard frequencies and few low order harmonics in the tip and substrate.
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spelling doaj-art-df6fd602f44846349baa2dcac39ab3c72025-08-20T01:55:41ZengTsinghua University PressFriction2223-76902223-77042022-07-0111696697610.1007/s40544-022-0636-3Phononic origin of structural lubricationYun Dong0Yongkang Wang1Zaoqi Duan2Shuyu Huang3Yi Tao4Xi Lu5Yan Zhang6Yajing Kan7Zhiyong Wei8Deyu Li9Yunfei Chen10Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt UniversityJiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityAbstract Atomistic mechanisms of frictional energy dissipation have attracted significant attention. However, the dynamics of phonon excitation and dissipation remain elusive for many friction processes. Through systematic fast Fourier transform analyses of the frictional signals as a silicon tip sliding over a graphite surface at different angles and velocities, we experimentally demonstrate that friction mainly excites non-equilibrium phonons at the washboard frequency and its harmonics. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we further disclose the phononic origin of structural lubrication, i.e., the drastic reduction of friction force as the contact angle between two commensurate surfaces changes. In commensurate contacting states, friction excites a large amount of phonons at the washboard frequency and many orders of its harmonics that perfectly match each other in the sliding tip and substrate, while for incommensurate cases, only limited phonons are generated at mismatched washboard frequencies and few low order harmonics in the tip and substrate.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0636-3phononic frictionwashboard frequencystructural lubricationcommensurate and incommensurate interfaces
spellingShingle Yun Dong
Yongkang Wang
Zaoqi Duan
Shuyu Huang
Yi Tao
Xi Lu
Yan Zhang
Yajing Kan
Zhiyong Wei
Deyu Li
Yunfei Chen
Phononic origin of structural lubrication
Friction
phononic friction
washboard frequency
structural lubrication
commensurate and incommensurate interfaces
title Phononic origin of structural lubrication
title_full Phononic origin of structural lubrication
title_fullStr Phononic origin of structural lubrication
title_full_unstemmed Phononic origin of structural lubrication
title_short Phononic origin of structural lubrication
title_sort phononic origin of structural lubrication
topic phononic friction
washboard frequency
structural lubrication
commensurate and incommensurate interfaces
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0636-3
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