Xinyue Bi, Yushu Xu, Xinqi Zhang, Junqin Shi, Tengfei Cao, Feng Zhou, W. M. Liu, Xiaoli Fan
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Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials may offer new opportunities in the field of lubrication at nanoscale. It is essential to investigate the interfacial property, particularly magnetic coupling, at the interfaces of 2D magnetic materials from the point view of friction. In the present study, we investigated the tribological and interfacial properties at the interface of bilayer CrBr3 by performing the first-principles calculations. The effects of normal load, biaxial strain and carrier doping on the interlayer magnetic coupling were also studied. Our calculations identify the ferromagnetic (FM) - antiferromagnetic (AFM) conversion of the interlayer magnetic couplings, which leads to the reduction of the sliding energy barriers. Importantly, our calculations demonstrate the lower sliding energy barrier at the interface of 2D FM CrBr3, implying lower friction and better lubricating property. Additionally, we found that the normal load of 0.5 ~ 1.0 eV/Å, biaxial compressive strain of 0% ~ -5%, and carrier doping of -0.2 ~ 0.2 e f.u.-1 are effective on reducing the sliding energy barrier and the friction. It is also found that the biaxial strain tunes the interlayer electron redistribution, and thus alters the interlayer interaction and friction. The differences between the lubricating properties of 2D magnetic CrX3 (X = Cl, Br and I) have also been studied. The present findings are inspiring for the application of 2D magnetic materials as solid lubricant in the fields of lubrication at nanoscale.
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