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Friction anisotropy dependence on lattice orientation of graphene

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The observation of friction anisotropy on graphene by friction measurement at atomic scale has been reported in this paper. Atomic-scale friction measurement revealed friction anisotropy with a periodicity of 60°, which is consistent with the hexagonal periodicity of the graphene. Both experiments and theory show that the value of the friction force is related to the graphene lattice orientation, and the friction force along armchair orientation is also larger than the one along zigzag orientation. These results will play a critical role in the use of graphene to manufacture nanoscale devices.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Yu Zhang, LianQing Liu, Ning Xi, YueChao Wang, ZaiLi Dong & Uchechukwu C. Wejinya

  2. Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of HongKong, HongKong, China

    Ning Xi

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100001, China

    Yu Zhang

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, USA

    Uchechukwu C. Wejinya

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Zhang, Y., Liu, L., Xi, N. et al. Friction anisotropy dependence on lattice orientation of graphene. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 57, 663–667 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-013-5206-2

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