Graphite-like amorphous carbon film was fabricated by unbalanced magnetron sputtering technique.Raman spectroscopy,atomic force microscopy(AFM)and tribometer were subsequently used to investigate the microstructure and tribological properties of the resultant film.It is found that the deposited carbon film is dominated by sp 2 sites,and the intensity ratio of the D and G peaks is as high as 4.0,which is one order of magnitude larger than that of diamond-like carbon films with high sp 3 content,indicating a more graphite-like structure.However,the as-deposited carbon film exhibits moderately high hardness(13.7 GPa),low internal stress(0.38 GPa)and superior tribological properties with high load bearing capacity(Hertz contact stress about 3.2 GPa)and low wear rate(2.73×10-10 cm3/N.m)in ambient atmosphere.Although it displays a poor wear resistance in water lubricated condition,a superior wear resistance is achieved in oil lubricated condition.Its inherent physical property,the formation of transfer layer and the friction induced chemical reactions may be commonly responsible for its tribological properties.
Wang YongjunLi HongxuanJi LiZhao FeiLiu XiaohongWu YanxiaZhou HuidiChen Jianmin
By using the molecular dynamic simulation method with a fourth-order Runge--Kutta algorithm, a two-dimensional dc- and ac-driven Frenkel--Kontorova （FK） model with a square symmetry substrate potential for a square lattice layer has been investigated in this paper. For this system, the effects of many different parameters on the average velocity and the static friction force have been studied. It is found that not only the amplitude and frequency of ac-driven force, but also the direction of the external driving force and the misfit angle between two layers have some strong influences on the static friction force. It can be concluded that the superlubricity phenomenon appears easily with a larger ac amplitude and lower ac frequency for some special direction of the external force and misfit angle.
