In this work, the effect of humidity and water intercalation on the friction and wear behavior of few-layers of graphene and graphene oxide (GO) was studied using friction force microscopy. Thickness measurements demonstrated significant water intercalation within GO affecting its surface topography (roughness and protrusions), whereas negligible water intercalation of graphene was observed. It was found that water intercalation in GO contributed to wearing of layers at a relative humidity as low as ∼30%. The influence of surface wettability and water adsorption was also studied by comparing the sliding behavior of SiO/GO, SiO/Graphene, and SiO/SiO interfaces. Friction for the SiO/GO interface increased with relative humidity due to water intercalation and condensation of water. In contrast, it was observed that adsorption of water molecules lubricated the SiOSiO interface due to easy shearing of water on the hydrophobic surface, particularly once the adsorbed water layers had transitioned from "ice-like water" to "liquid-like water" structures. Lastly, an opposite friction trend was observed for the graphene/SiO interface with water molecules failing to lubricate the interface as compared to the dry graphene/SiO contact.
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