Atomic-scale evolution of hydrogenated fullerene-like carbon in the presence of black phosphorus

Gongbin Tang; Fenghua Su; Fenghua Liu; Zhicheng Liu; Qiang Li; Yanjun Chen; Zhongwei Liang; Paul K. Chu

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.159322

Atomic-scale evolution of hydrogenated fullerene-like carbon in the presence of black phosphorus

Gongbin Tang, Fenghua Su^*, Fenghua Liu, Zhicheng Liu, Qiang Li, Yanjun Chen, Zhongwei Liang^*, Paul K. Chu^*

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Abstract

Hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (H-DLC) is widely used by the industry, but over the past few decades, its mechanical properties have been hindered by oxidation stemming from frictional contact and heat generation. Herein, we propose a solution by establishing a tribosystem that incorporates two-dimensional black phosphorus (BP) nanosheets and H-DLC. Experiments and atomistic simulations reveal that integration of BP nanosheets to the sliding interface not only shields H-DLC from oxygen erosion, but also creates reactive sites for the formation of hydrogenated fullerene-like carbon (FLC:H) via covalent and hydrogen bonding interactions, resulting in significantly reduced friction. These findings provide a novel insight into the atomic-scale evolution of FLC:H and reveal promising prospects for expanding the industrial application of hydrogenated carbon films. © 2024 Elsevier B.V.

Original language	English
Article number	159322
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Surface Science
Volume	652
Online published	11 Jan 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.159322
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2024

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The authors acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 52175168 , 52075109 , and 51975136 ), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2022 M720871 ), City University of Hong Kong Donation Research Grants ( DON-RMG No . 9229021 and No. 9220061 ), City University of Hong Kong Strategic Research Grant ( SRG No . 7005505 ), Science and Technology Innovative Research Team Program in Higher Educational Universities of Guangdong Province ( 2017KCXTD025 ), and Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province ( 2023A1515011723 ).

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Atomistic simulation
Black phosphorus
Friction
Fullerene-like carbon
Hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (H-DLC)

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