Dresden 2020 – scientific programme
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O: Fachverband Oberflächenphysik
O 35: Poster Session - Tribology: Surfaces and Nanostructures
O 35.2: Poster
Monday, March 16, 2020, 18:15–20:00, P1C
Theoretical study of rotational transmission and friction of solid-state gears — Huang-Hsiang Lin1,2, •Jonathan Heinze1, Alexander Croy1, Rafael Gutiérrez1, and Gianaurelio Cuniberti1,3 — 1Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany — 2Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, 01187 Dresden, Germany — 3Dresden Center for Computational Materials Science, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
Downsizing gears to the nanoscale has become an emergent technology for implementing microscopic mechanical system. Here, we theoretically investigate how rotational motion can be transmitted across many gears by using molecular dynamics simulations. In particular, the influence of the elastic properties and the shape of the gears is elucidated. Furthermore, we study the effect of friction coming from the substrate and we find that the dissipation is dependent on the gear size and also its initial angular velocity.