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STEFANO CURTAROLO, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University

Is Superlubrication Possible in Engines? Characterization of the Adsorption of Hydrocarbons on Quasicrystal Surfaces? YES!. Computed potential energies: methane & benzene on AlNiCo. STEFANO CURTAROLO, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University. 5-fold ordering of methane.

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STEFANO CURTAROLO, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University

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  1. Is Superlubrication Possible in Engines? Characterization of the Adsorption of Hydrocarbons on Quasicrystal Surfaces? YES! Computed potential energies: methane & benzene on AlNiCo STEFANO CURTAROLO, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University 5-fold ordering of methane Isothermal adsorption densities : methane, propane, octane, benzene. The quasicrystalline film of methane indicates the potential use of quasicrystals as low-friction coatings in environments where methane is present. Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 055501 (2009). Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 314007 (2008).

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