Tribology of 2D Materials
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 June 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: superlubricity; graphene materials; bearing lubrication; friction tuning
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Interests: solid lubrication; 2D materials; composites; nanoadditives; tribochemical reaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Friction and wear between machine pairs always cause excessive energy loss and even mechanical failures in industrial applications. To overcome these problems, researchers have focused on enhancing the performance of lubricants, particularly with regard to reductions in energy dissipation and improved durability. Recently, many 2D materials have been used as solid lubricants at the nano/microscales or macroscale, applied as fillers of composites, or added to lubricants as additives to enhance lubrication and wear protection performances. These 2D materials exhibit different tribological behaviors, which are valuable to investigate for the development of novel lubrication systems.
This Special Issue aims to present the most recent discoveries in the tribology of 2D materials in research and industry. Topics dealing with friction, wear, surface modification, structural regulation, the lubrication mechanisms of 2D materials, and the synergetic effect between 2D materials and other materials are welcome.
Dr. Xiangyu Ge
Dr. Yanfei Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 2D materials
- friction and wear
- additives
- lubrication mechanism
- synergetic effect
- surface modification
- structural regulation
- material characterization
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