title: Stable Aqueous Dispersion of Exfoliated Graphene for Tribological Applications.
abstract: In this study, the directly exfoliated graphene prepared by a jet cavitation method was tested as additive in pure water toward tribological applications. Reductions of friction coefficient and wear volume up to 22.8% and 44.4% respectively were achieved by addition of the graphene flakes. The as-prepared aqueous graphene dispersions exhibited high stability against sedimentation, and concurrently maintained their tribological properties after deposited for 15 days. The improvement in lubricating and anti-wear performances can be attributed to the graphene network formed on the sliding surfaces during the test.
authors.forename: Shuaishuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chujiang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Xiaojing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shulin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006108:Graphite