Tomas Polcar

Professor in Materials Science and Tribology, Deputy Head of School (Research)

University of Southampton

United Kingdom

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Professor Tomas Polcar is a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Tribology at the University of Southampton, UK. He serves as the Deputy Head of School (Research) and focuses his research on materials behavior and design, including tribology, solid lubricants, and photocatalytic activity. His recent articles explore various aspects of materials science, including the sliding behavior of WSe2 solid lubricant coatings and the enhancement of hardness in nanocrystalline materials.

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Andrea Silva

ITALY

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Antonio Cammarata

Associate Professor

Czech Technical University in Prague

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P. Nicolini

Czech Technical University in Prague

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Denis Kramer

University of Southampton

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Miroslav Karlík

Czech Technical University in Prague

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Articles (23)

Load-dependent sliding behavior of WSe2-x solid lubricant coating

Design rules for doped transition metal dichalcogenides heterostructures

First principles study of photocatalytic activity in ZnO-Janus van der Waals heterostructures

Separating anisotropic and isotropic friction between atomic force microscope tips and atomically flat surfaces

Microstructure evolution of iron precipitates in (Fe, He)-irradiated 6H-SiC: A combined TEM and multiscale modeling

Dense nanocrystalline W alloys: Enhancement of hardness and thermal stability by Al addition

Energy transfer between Si nanocrystals and protoporphyrin molecules as a function of distance, orientation and size

Enhanced erosion resistance of anti-reflective TiO2/SiO2 coatings induced by Zr-oxide doping

High throughput selection of organic cathode materials

High-entropy Fe-Cr-Ni-Co-(Cu) coatings produced by vacuum electro-spark deposition for marine and coastal applications

Influence of HCP/BCC interface orientation on the tribological behavior of Zr/Nb multilayer during nanoscratch: A combined experimental and atomistic study

Interaction of Stacking Faults with point/extended defects in Fe-He irradiated 6H-SiC

Interfacial characteristics of austenitic 316 L and martensitic 15-5PH stainless steels joined by laser powder bed fusion

Multi‐scale model predicting friction of crystalline materials

Multi-scale model predicting friction of crystalline materials

UItra-low friction and edge-pinning effect in large-lattice-mismatch van der Waals heterostructures

Effect of Noninteracting Intercalants on Layer Exfoliation in Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides

Fine control of lattice thermal conductivity in low-dimensional materials

Effect of Noninteracting Intercalants on Layer Exfoliation in Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides

Fine control of lattice thermal conductivity in low-dimensional materials

Phase behaviour of (Ti:Mo) S2 binary alloys arising from electron-lattice coupling

Phase behaviour of (Ti:Mo) S-2 binary alloys arising from electron-lattice coupling

A new protocol for the identification of singlet fission sensitizers through computational screening

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Andrea Silva

Antonio Cammarata

P. Nicolini

Denis Kramer

Miroslav Karlík

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