Graphene slides smoothly across gold
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 20:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Graphene, a modified form of carbon, offers versatile potential for use in coating machine components and in the field of electronic switches. Physicists have been studying the lubricity of this material on the nanometer scale. Since it produces almost no friction at all, it could drastically reduce energy loss in machines when used as a coating, as the researchers report.