Simulation-aided design of solid lubricant coatings - LUBRICOAT

Project summary

The proposed project combines atomistic simulations with new deposition technologies to design a new class of superhard solid lubricant coatings based on molybdenum disulphide combined with carbon. We employ molecular dynamics to identify composition and structure with the optimum mechanical and tribological properties and use two novel methods to prepare such coatings at an industrial scale. Optimized coatings will be tested both in laboratories and in industry-driven field tests. The main goal is to harvest fundamental research to advance the coating technology from TRL 2 to TRL 6 by demonstrating the solid lubricant coating production on an industrial scale.