Xuehua Zhang

Xuehua Zhang


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

View All Publications
6 March 2026 in Lubricants
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
PDF file
JLJinrui Liu
Jinrui Liu
Jianjun WangJianjun Wang
Jianjun Wang
SYShichang Yao
Shichang Yao
HXHuiwen Xiang
Huiwen Xiang
BZBin Zhao
Bin Zhao
XZXuehua Zhang
Xuehua Zhang
While graphene-based lubricants are well-studied, the tribological potential of emerging carbon–nitride and carbon–boron 2D materials remains largely unexplored. Herein, by using first-principles calculations implemented in the VASP code, we systematically explored the interlayer interactions and frictional properties of bilayer homojunctions and heterostructures composed of graphene, C3N, and C3B. The DFT-D3 dispersion correction was employed to accurately capture the interlayer van der Waals forces. The results reveal that C3N/C3N, C3N/graphene (C3N/Gra), and C3B/graphene (C3B/Gra) systems exhibit significantly lower friction coefficients compared to pristine bilayer graphene (Gra/Gra). Notably, the sliding potential barrier of the C3N/Gra heterostructure is only ~0.45 meV/atom (approximately 1/10 that of the Gra/Gra system), manifesting exceptional superlubricity and considerable potential for superlubricant applications. The sliding potential barrier of the C3B/C3N heterostructure is slightly smaller than that of Gra/Gra. In contrast, the C3B/C3B homojunction exhibits high resistance to sliding; under normal loads of 1–4 nN, its potential barrier ranges from ~16 to ~115 meV/atom, which is consistently twice that of Gra/Gra. The observed frictional variations are attributed to sliding-induced interfacial charge redistribution. These findings provide fundamental insights into the tribological behavior of C3N- and C3B-based materials and establish a quantitative link between frictional properties and interfacial charge dynamics, offering a theoretical basis for the development of advanced graphene-derived lubricants.