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With the intensification of lunar exploration, the failure risk caused by the adsorption of lunar dust on the spacecraft surface cannot be ignored. Therefore, three types of typical spatial solid lubrication films, namely polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), amorphous carbon (a-C) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), were prepared as test samples. Firstly, the surface free energy parameters of the material were measured using a contact Angle measuring instrument. At the same time, atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to quantify the adhesion of the film samples based on the lunar dust micro-adsorption model. In order to investigate the influence of the test environment, the environmental pressure was adjusted to normal pressure environment and high vacuum environment with a vacuum degree of 10−6Pa for testing. The results indicate a positive correlation between surface energy and adhesion. As surface energy increases, molecules tend to move closer, forming a stronger attraction and thus enhancing surface adhesion. In addition, AFM was used to measure the adhesion force under atmospheric pressure and vacuum conditions, revealing that parameters measured in atmospheric environment were generally higher than those measured in vacuum, which effectively verified the existence of capillary force in the microscopic adsorption model and its influence on the adhesion effect. Through the test comparison of three groups of typical solid lubricating films, it is found that MoS2 has a lower adhesion effect than the other two groups of films, which can effectively reduce the adhesion phenomenon of lunar dust on the surface of the material, and provide suitable materials for future lunar exploration and manned lunar missions. © The Author(s) 2025.
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Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (English Edition)
ISSN: 1000-9345
Year: 2025
Issue: 1
Volume: 38
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