Overcoming nanoscale friction barriers in transition metal dichalcogenides

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.085406" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.085406</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.085406" target="_blank" >10.1103/PhysRevB.96.085406</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Overcoming nanoscale friction barriers in transition metal dichalcogenides

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We study the atomic contributions to the nanoscale friction in layered MX2 (M = Mo, W; X = S, Se, Te) transitionmetal dichalcogenides by combining ab initio techniques with group-theoretical analysis. Starting from stable atomic configurations, we propose a computational method, named normal-modes transition approximation (NMTA), to individuate possible sliding paths from only the analysis of the phonon modes of the stable geometry. The method provides a way to decompose the atomic displacements realizing the layer sliding in terms of phonon modes of the stable structure, so as to guide the selection and tuning of specific atomic motions promoting MX2 sheets gliding, and to adjust the corresponding energy barrier. The present results show that main contributions to the nanoscale friction are due to few low frequency phonon modes, corresponding to rigid shifts of MX2 layers. We also provide further evidences that a previously reported Ti-doped MoS2 phase is a promising candidate as new material with enhanced tribologic properties. The NMTA approach can be exploited to tune the energetic and the structural features of specific phonon modes, and, thanks to its general formulation, can also be applied to any solid state system, irrespective of the chemical composition and structural topology.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Overcoming nanoscale friction barriers in transition metal dichalcogenides

Popis výsledku anglicky

We study the atomic contributions to the nanoscale friction in layered MX2 (M = Mo, W; X = S, Se, Te) transitionmetal dichalcogenides by combining ab initio techniques with group-theoretical analysis. Starting from stable atomic configurations, we propose a computational method, named normal-modes transition approximation (NMTA), to individuate possible sliding paths from only the analysis of the phonon modes of the stable geometry. The method provides a way to decompose the atomic displacements realizing the layer sliding in terms of phonon modes of the stable structure, so as to guide the selection and tuning of specific atomic motions promoting MX2 sheets gliding, and to adjust the corresponding energy barrier. The present results show that main contributions to the nanoscale friction are due to few low frequency phonon modes, corresponding to rigid shifts of MX2 layers. We also provide further evidences that a previously reported Ti-doped MoS2 phase is a promising candidate as new material with enhanced tribologic properties. The NMTA approach can be exploited to tune the energetic and the structural features of specific phonon modes, and, thanks to its general formulation, can also be applied to any solid state system, irrespective of the chemical composition and structural topology.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

PHYSICAL REVIEW B

ISSN

2469-9950

e-ISSN

2469-9969

Svazek periodika

96

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000406861600002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85029599402