Environmentally stable solid lubricant coating

DWPI Title: Synthesizing environmentally stable bilayer solid lubricant coatings involves depositing amorphous layer of transition-metal dichalcogenide on substrate, and depositing crystalline layer of transition-metal dichalcogenide on amorphous layer
Abstract: The invention is directed to environmentally stable solid lubricant coatings with bilayer transition-metal dichalcogenide structures that are designed to resist the effects of oxidation during long term storage, or during short exposures under conditions that would oxidize similar films that do not have these bilayer structures. In addition to improving oxidation resistance, these bilayer structures also facilitate the more rapid establishment of a low, steady-state friction coefficient than is possible with similar films that do not have these bilayer structures.
Use: Method for synthesizing environmentally stable bilayer solid lubricant coatings.
Advantage: The environmentally stable solid lubricant coatings with bilayer transition-metal dichalcogenide structures are designed to resist the effects of oxidation during long term storage, or during short exposures under conditions that would oxidize similar films that do not have these bilayer structures, also improves oxidation resistance, bilayer structures also facilitates the more rapid establishment of a low, steady-state friction coefficient than is possible with similar films that do not have these bilayer structures.
Novelty: Synthesizing environmentally stable bilayer solid lubricant coatings involves (i) depositing an amorphous layer of a transition-metal dichalcogenide on a substrate; and (ii) depositing a crystalline layer of the transition-metal dichalcogenide on the amorphous layer.
Filed: 7/9/2024
Application Number: US18767130A
Tech ID: SD 16203.1
This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
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