Atomic-Scale Friction, Wear, and Lubrication

Dear Colleagues,

Understanding the atomic mechanisms of tribology in material interfaces is of fundamental importance for studying friction, wear, and lubrication in a wide range of technological systems. At the contact areas of two materials, collective microscopic phenomena such as adhesion, tribochemical reactions, interfacial bond formation and rupture, energy dissipation, and tribofilm formation can occur and govern the macroscopic behavior of friction and wear. Over the past few years, the emergence of high-resolution experimental techniques and advanced computational methods has enabled systematic investigations of interfacial processes with  unprecedented precision, providing new insights into the nature of interations in lubricating systems at the atomic and molecular levels.

This Special Issue of Lubricants titled "Atomic-Scale Friction, Wear, and Lubrication" aims to highlight recent research in tribochemistry and tribology that advances our understanding of friction, wear, and lubricating processes based on atomistic principles. We welcome original research, reviews, and perspectives that explore topics such as atomic-scale contacts, tribochemical reactions, tribofilm formation, atomistic mechanisms of friction and wear, lubrication, and nanotribology.

We look forward to your submissions.

Dr. Thi Thuy Huong Ta
Prof. Dr. Anh Kiet Tieu
Guest Editors

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