Adhesionless and near-ideal contact behavior of graphene on Cu thin film

作者：Hammad M; Adjizian J J; Sacre C H; Huet B; Charlier J C; Raskin J P; Pardoen T^*

来源：Carbon, 2017, 122: 446-450.

DOI：10.1016/j.carbon.2017.06.037

Graphene coatings reduce surface adhesion owing to a low surface energy. In the present work, a single CVD-grown graphene layer on Cu is shown to modify the elastic contact behavior by eliminating adhesion. Nanoindentation load-displacement curves exhibit higher load bearing capacity for Cu/graphene in the elastic regime compared to bare Cu and a closer agreement with Hertz law. Molecular dynamics simulations confirm the quasi-absence of adhesion between graphene and indentor tip. These results open new opportunities regarding tribological issues related to coatings or MEMS applications.

• 出版日期2017-10