Frictional anisotropy of oriented carbon nanotube surfaces

P. L. Dickrell; S. B. Sinnott; D. W. Hahn; N. R. Raravikar; L. S. Schadler; P. M. Ajayan; W. G. Sawyer

doi:10.1007/s11249-004-1752-0

Frictional anisotropy of oriented carbon nanotube surfaces

P. L. Dickrell, S. B. Sinnott, D. W. Hahn, N. R. Raravikar, L. S. Schadler, P. M. Ajayan, W. G. Sawyer

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Abstract

This report examines highly anisotropic tribological behavior of multi-walled nanotube films oriented in mutually orthogonal directions. The average values of coefficient of friction varied from extremely high values (μ = 0.795) for vertically aligned nanotubes grown on rigid substrates to very low values (μ = 0.090) for nanotubes dispersed flat on the same substrates. The results were insensitive to humidity, in contrast to graphite materials, and indicate that nanotubes could be utilized as both low and high frictional surfaces.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	59-62
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tribology Letters
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-004-1752-0
State	Published - Jan 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carbon nanotubes
Coefficient of friction
Engineered surfaces
Micro-tribology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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