High Performance Space Lubrication of MoS2 with Tantalum (Adv. Funct. Mater. 20/2022). (13th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Serles, Peter; Nicholson, Eric; Tam, Jason; Barri, Nima; Chemin, Jean‐Baptiste; Wang, Guorui; Michel, Yann; Singh, Chandra Veer; Choquet, Patrick; Saulot, Aurélien; Filleter, Tobin; Colas, Guillaume
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 32:Number 20(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-05-13
• Subjects: lubricant -- molybdenum disulfide -- space -- tantalum -- ultra‐high vacuum; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202270117
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract : Space Lubricants In article number 2110429, Aurélien Saulot, Tobin Filleter, Guillaume Colas, and co‐workers engineer a high‐performance space lubricant for the extreme environments faced by spacecrafts. The co‐deposition of MoS2 with tantalum produces a synergistic effect where the tantalum preferentially oxidizes in terrestrial environments and enhances lubrication in deep space vacuum, resulting in low friction and wear despite the harsh conditions seen by spacecrafts.