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@article{Ewen:2017:10.1016/j.triboint.2016.11.039,
author = {Ewen, JP and Echeverri, Restrepo S and Morgan, N and Dini, D},
doi = {10.1016/j.triboint.2016.11.039},
journal = {Tribology International},
pages = {264--273},
title = {Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of stearic acid adsorbed on iron surfaces with nanoscale roughness},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2016.11.039},
volume = {107},
year = {2017}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations have been used to examine the structure and friction of stearic acid films adsorbed on iron surfaces with nanoscale roughness. The effect of pressure, stearic acid coverage, and level of surface roughness were investigated. The direct contact of asperities was prevented under all of the conditions simulated due to strong adsorption, which prevented squeeze-out. An increased coverage generally resulted in lower lateral (friction) forces due to reductions in both the friction coefficient and Derjaguin offset. Rougher surfaces led to more liquidlike, disordered films; however, the friction coefficient and Derjaguin offset were only slightly increased. This suggests that stearic acid films are almost as effective on contact surfaces with nanoscale roughness as those which are atomically-smooth.
AU - Ewen,JP
AU - Echeverri,Restrepo S
AU - Morgan,N
AU - Dini,D
DO - 10.1016/j.triboint.2016.11.039
EP - 273
PY - 2017///
SN - 0301-679X
SP - 264
TI - Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of stearic acid adsorbed on iron surfaces with nanoscale roughness
T2 - Tribology International
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2016.11.039
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/42722
VL - 107
ER -