Effect of lubricants on the rotational transmission between solid-state gears
Lin HH, Heinze J, Croy A, Gutierrez R, Cuniberti G (2022)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2022
Journal
Book Volume: 13
Pages Range: 54-62
DOI: 10.3762/BJNANO.13.3
Abstract
Lubricants are widely used in macroscopic mechanical systems to reduce friction and wear. However, on the microscopic scale, it is not clear to what extent lubricants are beneficial. Therefore, in this study, we consider two diamond solid-state gears at the nanoscale immersed in different lubricant molecules and perform classical MD simulations to investigate the rotational transmission of motion. We find that lubricants can help to synchronize the rotational transmission between gears regardless of the molecular species and the center-of-mass distance. Moreover, the influence of the angular velocity of the driving gear is investigated and shown to be related to the bond formation process between gears.
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APA:
Lin, H.-H., Heinze, J., Croy, A., Gutierrez, R., & Cuniberti, G. (2022). Effect of lubricants on the rotational transmission between solid-state gears. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 13, 54-62. https://doi.org/10.3762/BJNANO.13.3
MLA:
Lin, Huang-Hsiang, et al. "Effect of lubricants on the rotational transmission between solid-state gears." Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 13 (2022): 54-62.
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