@article{9fa1836db14b4a3f96bf0a59505d39f6,
title = "Solid lubrication by multiwalled carbon nanotubes in air and in vacuum",
abstract = "Aligned and dispersed multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were evaluated for solid lubrication applications. Results obtained from unidirectional sliding friction experiments indicate that MWNTs have superior friction properties and sustainability in air and vacuum. Based on analyses of wear surfaces, transfer films, wear debris, and microstructures, the lubrication mechanism of the MWNTs is discussed.",
author = "Kazuhisa Miyoshi and Street, {K. W.} and {Vander Wal}, {R. L.} and Rodney Andrews and Ali Sayir",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the NASA Vehicle Systems program{\textquoteright}s Low Emissions Alternate Power project through the Nanotechnology-Lubrication task at Glenn Research Center. The hemispherical alumina-yttria stabilized zirconia ceramic pins are made under the NASA Alternate Fuels Foundation Technologies funding in NASA{\textquoteright}s Higher Operating Temperature Propulsion Components (HOTPC) project at Glenn Research Center. The authors gratefully acknowledge Aaron J. Tomasek, Gordon M. Berger, and Richard J. Mondry II for assistance with the experiments, David R. Hull for the TEM, and Duane J. Dixon for the SEM.",
year = "2005",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1007/s11249-005-6146-4",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "19",
pages = "191--201",
journal = "Tribology Letters",
issn = "1023-8883",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "3",
}