Journal article : Review
Electrotunable friction with ionic liquid lubricants
- Abstract:
- Room-temperature ionic liquids and their mixtures with organic solvents as lubricants open a route to control lubricity at the nanoscale via electrical polarization of the sliding surfaces. Electronanotribology is an emerging field that has a potential to realize in situ control of friction—that is, turning the friction on and off on demand. However, fulfilling its promise needs more research. Here we provide an overview of this emerging research area, from its birth to the current state, reviewing the main achievements in non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and experiments using atomic force microscopes and surface force apparatus. We also present a discussion of the challenges that need to be solved for future applications of electrotunable friction.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 987.6KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1038/s41563-022-01273-7
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- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Journal:
- Nature Materials More from this journal
- Volume:
- 21
- Pages:
- 848–858
- Publication date:
- 2022-06-27
- Acceptance date:
- 2022-05-02
- DOI:
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1476-4660
- ISSN:
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1476-1122
- Language:
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English
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Review
- Pubs id:
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1265887
- Local pid:
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pubs:1265887
- Deposit date:
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2022-06-28
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- Copyright holder:
- Springer Nature Limited
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Rights statement:
- © Springer Nature Limited 2022
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Springer Nature at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01273-7
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