Abstract

The issues regarding energy dissipation and component damage caused by the interface friction between a friction pair attract enormous attention to friction reduction. The key-enabling technique to realize friction reduction is the use of lubricants. The lubricants smooth the contact interfaces, achieving an ultralow friction contact, which is called superslippery or superlubricity. At present, superslippery and superlubricity are two isolated research topics. There is a lack of unified definition on superslippery and superlubricity from the viewpoint of tribology. Herein, this review aims at exploring the differences and relations between superslippery and superlubricity from their origin and application scenarios. Meanwhile, the challenges for developing superslippery surface and superlubricity surface are discussed. In addition, perspectives on the interactive development of these two surfaces are presented. We hope that our discussion can provide guidance for designing superslippery or superlubricity surfaces by using varies drag-reduction technologies.

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Title
Low friction of superslippery and superlubricity: A review
Author
Zheng, Zijian 1 ; Guo, Zhiguang 2 ; Liu, Weimin 3 ; Luo, Jianbin 4 

 Hubei University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Wuhan, China (GRID:grid.34418.3a) (ISNI:0000 0001 0727 9022) 
 Hubei University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Wuhan, China (GRID:grid.34418.3a) (ISNI:0000 0001 0727 9022); Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou, China (GRID:grid.9227.e) (ISNI:0000000119573309) 
 Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou, China (GRID:grid.9227.e) (ISNI:0000000119573309) 
 Tsinghua University, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Beijing, China (GRID:grid.12527.33) (ISNI:0000 0001 0662 3178) 
Pages
1121-1137
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Jul 2023
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
22237690
e-ISSN
22237704
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2789109868
Copyright
© The author(s) 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.