Journal Articles
2025
“Influence of electricity on the traction and wear characteristics of ZDDP and MoDTC in a low-viscosity oil under different sliding-rolling conditions,” LI Farfan-Cabrera, P Lee, C Sanchez, A Erdemir, S Lee, Wear, 205938, 2025
“Lubricating ability of a protic ionic liquid as an additive to an ultra-low viscosity synthetic oil under electrified sliding conditions,” S Lee, LI Farfan-Cabrera, P Iglesias, A Erdemir, Wear, 205935, 2025
“Electrified four-ball testing of ZDDP and MoDTC as additives in low-viscosity synthetic oil”, L .I. Farfan-Cabrera, A. Hernández-Peña, C. D. Resendiz Calderon, P. Lee C. Sanchez, S.Lee, A.Erdemir, Wear, 205835,
"Synergistic and antagonistic interaction between ZDDP and TiO2 nanoparticles under boundary lubrication," V. Sharma, R. B. Timmons, A. Erdemir, and P. B. Aswath, Tribology International 202 (2025)110299,
“Enhancing Lubrication of Electrified Interfaces by Inert Gas Atmosphere”, I. L. Farfan-Cabrera, S. Lee, S. Skowron, A. Erdemir, ASME Journal of Tribology, 147(5)(2025)051104
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2024
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:
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​“Advancing the Frontiers of EV Tribology with 2D Materials – A Critical Perspective”
D. Berman, L. Farfan-Cabrera, A. Rosenkranz, A. Erdemir, Materials Science and Engineering – R, 161 (2024) 100855.
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“Temperature-Induced Phase Transition in 2D Alkylammonium Lead Halide Perovskites: A Molecular Dynamics Study"
R. Namakian, M. Vargas, Q. Tu, A. Erdemir, W. Gao, accepted, ACS Nano, 2024.
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“Electrotribochemical formation of abrasive nano-carbon particles under electrified conditions on lubricated sliding contacts”
P’ Deshpande, C. Yelkarasi, S. Lee, L. Farfan-Cabrera, A. Erdemir, Carbon, 228, 2024, 119425.
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“Tribological coatings for electric vehicle applications”
S. Lee, L. Farfan-Cabrera, D. Berman, A. Rosenkranz, A. Erdemir, Frontiers in Coatings, Dyes and Interface Engineering, 2, 14261642024.
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“Vanishing Friction: Progress Toward Mechanistic Understanding and Potential Engineering Applications”
D. Berman, A. Erdemir, Tribology Online, 19 (2024) 237-246.
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“2D materials for durable and sustainable electric vehicles”
D. Berman, L. Farfan-Cabrera, A. Rosenkranz, A. Erdemir, Nature Reviews Materials, (2024)1-3.
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“Spatial characteristics of ultra-hard coating on directed energy deposition (DED)-printed 316L with a novel ultra-fast boriding”
H. Balhara, C. Yelkarasi, A. Erdemir, S. Bukkapatnam, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 121(2024) 92-99.
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“Switchable Charge Storage Mechanism via in Situ Activation of MXene Enables High Capacitance and Stability in Aqueous Electrolytes”
C.-C. Hsiao, J. Kasten, D. Johnson, B. Ngozichukwu, R. Yoo, S. Lee, A. Erdemir, A. Djire, ACS Nano, 18(2024)7180–7191.
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2023
Effect of Periodic Image Interactions on Kink Pair Activation of Screw Dislocation
F. Shuang, R. Ji, L., Xiong, and W. Gao
Computational Materials Science, 228, 112369, 2023.
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Crystallization and melting of polymer chains on graphene and graphene oxide
A. Ghasemi, Y. Liao, Z. Li, W. Xia, and W. Gao
Nanoscale, 15, 12235-12244, 2023.
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Se Nanopowder Conversion into Lubricious 2D Selenide Layers by Tribochemical Reactions
P. G. Grützmacher, M. Cutini, E. Marquis, M. R. Ripoll, H. Riedl, P. Kutrowatz, S. Bug, C.-J. Hsu, J. Bernardi, C. Gachot, A. Erdemir, M. C. Righi
Advanced Materials 35 (42), 2302076, 2023.
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Lubricated sliding wear of gear material under electrification–A new approach to understanding of the influence of shaft currents in the wear of EV transmissions
J. A. Cao-Romero-Gallegos, L. I. Farfan-Cabrera, A. Erdemir, J. B. Pascual-Francisco
Wear 523, 204782, 2023.
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Tribological behavior of H-DLC and H-free DLC coatings on bearing materials under the influence of DC electric current discharges
L. I. Farfan-Cabrera, J. A. Cao-Romero-Gallegos, S. Lee, M. U. Komurlu, A. Erdemir
Wear 522, 204709, 2023.
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Electrified four-ball testing–A potential alternative for assessing lubricants (E-fluids) for electric vehicles
O. A. Aguilar-Rosas, L. I. Farfan-Cabrera, A. Erdemir, J. A. Cao-Romero-Gallegos
Wear 522, 204676, 2023.
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Microencapsulated paraffin as a tribological additive for advanced polymeric coatings
R. Gheisari, M. Vazquez, V. Tsigkis, A. Erdemir, K. L. Wooley, A. A. Polycarpou
Friction, 11, 1939–1952, 2023.
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Electrification effects on dry and lubricated sliding wear of bearing steel interfaces
L. I. Farfan-Cabrera, A. Erdemir, J. A. Cao-Romero-Gallegos, I. Alam, S. Lee
Wear 516, 204592, 2023.
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2022
Progress in superlubricity across different media and material systems—a review
Aditya Ayyagari, Kazi Istiaque Alam, Diana Berman, Ali Erdemir
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 8, 908497, 2022.
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2D-layered nanomaterials: Chemical functionalization, advanced characterization, and tribological properties
Andreas Rosenkranz, Carsten Gachot, Ali Erdemir
Frontiers in Chemistry, 10, 840213, 2022.
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Atomistic Mechanisms of Phase Nucleation and Propagation in a Model Two-Dimensional System
F. Shuang, P. Xiao, L. Xiong and W. Gao
Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 478:20220388, 2022.
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Towards computational polar-topotronics: multiscale neural-network quantum molecular dynamics simulations of polar vortex states in SrTiO3/PbTiO3 nanowires
T. Linker, S. Fukshima, R. K. Kalia, A. Krishnamoorthy, A. Nakano, K. Nomura, K. Shimamura, F. Shimojo, and P. Vashishta
Frontiers in Nanotechnology 4, 884149, 2022.
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Hydrogen Bonding in Liquid Ammonia
A. Krishnamoorthy, K. Nomura, N. Baradwaj, K. Shimamura, R. Ma, S. Fukushima, F. Shimojo, R. K. Kalia, A. Nakano, and P. Vashishta
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 13, 7051-7057, 2022.
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Piezoelectricity across 2D Phase Boundaries
A. Puthirath, X. Zhang, A. Krishnamoorthy, R. Xu, F. Samghabadi, D. Moore, J. Lai, T. Zhang, D. Sanchez, F. Zhang, N. Glavin, D. Litvinov, R. Vajtai, V. Swaminathan, M. Terrones, H. Zhu, P. Vashishta, and P. Ajayan
Advanced Materials 2206425, 2022.
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Exploring far-from-equilibrium ultrafast polarization control in ferroelectric oxides with excited-state neural network quantum molecular dynamics
T. Linker, K. Nomura, A. Aditya, S. Fukshima, R. K. Kalia, A. Krishnamoorthy, A. Nakano, P. Rajak, K. Shimmura, F. Shimojo, and P. Vashishta
Science Advances 8, eabk2625, 2022.
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Two Photon Polymerized Shape Memory Microfibers: A New Mechanical Characterization Method in Liquid
G. Minnick, B. Safa, J. Rosenbohm, N. Lavrik, J. Brooks, A. Esfahani, X. Jin, H Zhai, A. Samaniego, F. Meng, B. Richter, W. Gao, R. Yang
Advanced Functional Materials, 2206739, 2022.
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An Atomistic-to-Microscale Computational Analysis of the Dislocation Pileup-induced Local Stresses near an Interface in Plastically Deformed Two-phase Materials
Y. Peng , R. Ji , T. Phan , W. Gao , V. Levitas and L. Xiong
Acta Materialia, 117663, 2022.
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2021
D. Berman, A. Erdemir
ACS nano 15 (12), 18865-18879, 2021.
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Synthetic Lubricants Derived from Plastic Waste and their Tribological Performance
R. A. Hackler, K. Vyavhare, R. M. Kennedy, G. Celik, U. Kanbur, P. J. Griffin, A. D. Sadow, G. Zang, A. Elgowainy, P. Sun, K. R. Poeppelmeier, A. Erdemir, M. Delferro
ChemSusChem 14 (19), 3976-3976, 2021.
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Tribochemistry of fluorinated ZnO nanoparticles and ZDDP lubricated interface and implications for enhanced anti-wear performance at boundary lubricated contacts
K. Vyavhare, R. B. Timmons, A. Erdemir, B. L. Edwards, P. B. Aswath
Wear 474, 203717, 2021.
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Tribological Interaction of Plasma-Functionalized CaCO3 Nanoparticles with Zinc and Ashless Dithiophosphate Additives
K. Vyavhare, R. B. Timmons, A. Erdemir, P. B. Aswath
Tribology Letters 69, 1-20, 2021.
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XANES Study of Tribofilm Formation With Low Phosphorus Additive Mixtures of Phosphonium Ionic Liquid and Borate Ester
K. Vyavhare, V. Sharma, V. Sharma, A. Erdemir, P. B. Aswath
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 7, 671457, 2021.
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Boride-carbon hybrid technology for ultra-wear and corrosive conditions
N. Baule, Y. S. Kim, A. T. Zeuner, L. Haubold, R. Kühne, O. L. Eryilmaz, A. Erdemir, Z. Hu, M. Zimmermann, T. Schuelke, Q.-H. Fan
Coatings 11 (4), 475, 2021.
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Robust interfacial tribofilms by borate-and polymer-coated ZnO nanoparticles leading to improved wear protection under a boundary lubrication regime
K. Vyavhare, R. B. Timmons, A. Erdemir, B. L. Edwards, P. B. Aswath
Langmuir 37 (5), 1743-1759, 2021.
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Diamond-like carbon films and their superlubricity
A. Erdemir
Superlubricity, 215-230, 2021.
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Review of strategies toward the development of alloy two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides
A. K. Singh, P. Kumbhakar, A. Krishnamoorthy, A. Nakano, K. K. Sadasivuni, P. Vashishta, A. K. Roy, V. Kochat, and C. S. Tiwary
iScience 24, 103532, 2021.
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Electric-field-induced crossover of polarization reversal mechanisms in Al1-xScxN ferroelectrics
A. Krishnamoorthy, S. C. Tiwari, A. Nakano, R. K. Kalia, and P. Vashishta
Nanotechnology 32, 49LT02, 2021.
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Autonomous reinforcement learning agent for chemical vapor deposition synthesis of quantum materials
P. Rajak, A. Krishnamoorthy, A. Mishra, R. K. Kalia, A. Nakano and P. Vashishta
npj Computational Materials 7, 108, 2021.
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Neural Network Quantum Molecular Dynamics, Intermediate Range Order in GeSe2, and Neutron Scattering Experiments
P. Rajak, N. Baradwaj, K. Nomura, A. Krishnamoorthy, J. P. Rino, K. Shimamura, S. Fukushima, F. Shimojo, R. K. Kalia, A. Nakano, and P. Vashishta
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12, 6020-6028, 2021.
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Dielectric constant of liquid water using neural network ab initio molecular dynamics
A. Krishnamoorthy, K. Nomura, N. Baradwaj, K. Shimamura, P. Rajak, A. Mishra, S. Fukushima, F. Shimojo, R. K. Kalia, A. Nakano, and P. Vashishta
Physical Review Letters 126, 216403, 2021.
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Unveiling oxidation mechanism of bulk ZrS2
L. Yang, S. Tiwari, S. Jo, S. Hong, A. Mishra, A. Krishnamoorthy, R. Kalia, A. Nakano, R. Jaramillo, and P. Vashishta
MRS Advances 6, 11, 303-306, 2021.
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Sulfurization of MoO3 in the Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of MoS2 Enhanced by an H2S/H2 Mixture
S. Hong, S. Tiwari, A. Krishnamoorthy, K. Nomura, C. Sheng, R. K. Kalia, A. Nakano, F. Shimojo, and P. Vashishta
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12, 1997-2003, 2021.
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Lattice thermal transport in two-dimensional alloys and fractal heterostructures
A. Krishnamoorthy, N. Baradwaj, A. Nakano, R. K. Kalia, and P. Vashishta
Scientific Reports 11, 1656, 2021.
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Carrier-specific dynamics in 2H-MoTe2 observed by femtosecond soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy using an X-ray free-electron laser
A. Britz, A. R. Attar, X. Zhang, H.-T. Chang, C. Nyby, A. Krishnamoorthy, S. H. Park, S. Kwon, M. Kim, D. Nordlund, S. Sainio, T. F. Heinz, S. R. Leone, A. M. Lindenberg, A. Nakano, P. Ajayan, P. Vashishta, D. Fritz, M.-F. Lin, and U. Bergmann
Structural Dynamics 8, 014501, 2021.
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EZFF: Python library for multi-objective parameterization and uncertainty quantification of interatomic forcefields for molecular dynamics
A. Krishnamoorthy, A. Mishra, D. Kamal, S. Hong, K. Nomura, S. C. Tiwari, A. Nakano, R. K. Kalia, R. Ramprasad and P. Vashishta
SoftwareX 13, 100663, 2021.
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Removal of glycoaminoglycans affects the in situ mechanical behavior of extrafibrillar matrix in bone
Y. Han, J. Gomez, R. Hua, P. Xiao, W. Gao, J. Jiang, and X. Wang
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 123, 104766, 2021.
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In Situ Tensile Testing of Nanometer-Thick Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Carbide Films: Implications for MXenes Acting as Nanoscale Reinforcement Agents
Y. Li , C. Wei , S. Huang , A. Ghasemi , W. Gao , C. Wu , V. Mochalin
ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4, 5, 5058–5067, 2021.
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IMU-based Autonomous Solar Tracking System with Soft Actuators: A Machine Learning Approach
D. Barron, P. Chakravarthy, R. Nagarkar, Y. Cao, W. Gao
The IEEE Control Systems Society Conference Proceedings, 1172-1178, 2021.
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A Method to Apply Piola-Kirchhoff Stress in Molecular Statics Simulation
A. Ghasemi, W. Gao
Computational Materials Science, 195, 110496, 2021.