Origin of superlubricity of diamond-like carbon (DLC)

Hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (H-DLC) is typically produced as a coating or thin film through plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD). H-DLC is relatively hard and well known to exhibit superlubricity. Is superlubricity an intrinsic property of H-DLC? This paper argues that H-DLC is no...

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Main Authors: Seokhoon Jang, Zhe Chen, Seong H. Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
Series:Friction
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Online Access:https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/FRICT.2025.9440995