Document Type
Article
Abstract
Hydrogen atmosphere can significantly change the tribological behavior at diamond and diamondlike carbon (DLC) surfaces and the friction-reducing effect depends on the partial pressure of hydrogen. We combined density functional theory modeling and thermodynamic quantities to predict the equilibrium partial pressures of hydrogen at temperature T, PH2 (T), for a fully atomic hydrogen passivated diamondsurface. Above the equilibrium PH2 (T), ultralow friction can be achieved at diamond and DLC surfaces. The calculation agrees well with friction tests at various testing conditions. We also show that PH2 (T) increases with temperature; therefore, the temperature effect observed in friction tests should first be treated as an equilibrium factor rather than a kinetic factor.
Publication Info
Published in Applied Physics Letters, Volume 92, Issue 24, 2008, pages #241921-.
©Applied Physics Letters 2008, American Institute of Physics.
• Guo, H., Qi, Y., & Li, X. (16 June 2008). Predicting the Hydrogen Pressure to Achieve Ultralow Friction and Diamondlike Carbon Surfaces from First Principles. Applied Physics Letters, 92 (24), #241921. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2946661
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©Applied Physics Letters 2008, American Institute of Physics.
• Guo, H., Qi, Y., & Li, X. (16 June 2008). Predicting the Hydrogen Pressure to Achieve Ultralow Friction and Diamondlike Carbon Surfaces from First Principles. Applied Physics Letters, 92 (24), #241921. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2946661