Understanding Tribofilm Formation Mechanisms in Ionic Liquid Lubrication

Abstract Ionic liquids (ILs) have recently been developed as a novel class of lubricant anti-wear (AW) additives, but the formation mechanism of their wear protective tribofilms is not yet well understood. Unlike the conventional metal-containing AW additives that self-react to grow a tribofilm, the...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhou, Donovan N. Leonard, Wei Guo, Jun Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09029-z