Ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact
2H-NbSe2 single crystal flake (ca. 2 × 2 × 0.5 mm in size) by chemical vapor transport is employed as the precursor for a top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles by two kinds of processes, i.e. (1) mechanical exfoliation; (2) ultrasonic-assisted exfoliation in ethanol without ageing and wi...
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doaj-a51d21de1efc48b8ae934b9ce9df3c8f2021-04-20T05:11:43ZengElsevierUltrasonics Sonochemistry1350-41772021-05-0173105491Ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contactRong Qu0Xiaoqin Wen1Yamei Zhao2Tingmei Wang3Ruiqing Yao4Jinjun Lu5Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, ChinaKey Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, ChinaKey Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, ChinaKey Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China; State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Corresponding author at: Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China.2H-NbSe2 single crystal flake (ca. 2 × 2 × 0.5 mm in size) by chemical vapor transport is employed as the precursor for a top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles by two kinds of processes, i.e. (1) mechanical exfoliation; (2) ultrasonic-assisted exfoliation in ethanol without ageing and with ageing for 210 days. NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles are applied on top of a Cu disk by a drop-casting process and the tribological property in sliding against a Cu pin under sliding electrical contact is investigated at room temperature. Mechanical exfoliation produces NbSe2 microplatets with typical sizes of 1 μm to 30 μ m with a thickness less than 2 μm. Ultrasonic-assisted exfoliation without aging facilitates the formation of NbSe2 micro/nanoplatets with sizes of 0.1 μm to 25 μm and nano-whiskers with 100 nm in diameter and 1 ~ 3 μm in length, but Nb2O5 and Se are also found on the basis of XPS results. Prolonged aging of the suspensions modifies the morphology by converting platets and whiskers into corrugated floccules (hybrid material), which are composed of Nb2O5, Se, NbSe2, and graphene. Notably, NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles by ultrasonic-assisted exfoliation without ageing exhibit an excellent lubricating property with low friction coefficient (0.3), mild wear, and longer wear lifetime (120 min) than that of mechanical exfoliated NbSe2 microplatets (10 min). The wear lifetime for the aged NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles can be as long as 504 min and are 4.2 times of the sample without aging, which can be a good solid lubricant for sliding electrical contacthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350417721000328NbSe2ExfoliationUltrasonic-assistedAgeingElectrical contact |
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Rong Qu Xiaoqin Wen Yamei Zhao Tingmei Wang Ruiqing Yao Jinjun Lu Ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact Ultrasonics Sonochemistry NbSe2 Exfoliation Ultrasonic-assisted Ageing Electrical contact |
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Ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact |
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Ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact |
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Ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact |
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Ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact |
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Ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact |
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ultrasonic-assisted top-down preparation of nbse2 micro/nanoparticles and hybrid material as solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact |
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Ultrasonics Sonochemistry |
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2H-NbSe2 single crystal flake (ca. 2 × 2 × 0.5 mm in size) by chemical vapor transport is employed as the precursor for a top-down preparation of NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles by two kinds of processes, i.e. (1) mechanical exfoliation; (2) ultrasonic-assisted exfoliation in ethanol without ageing and with ageing for 210 days. NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles are applied on top of a Cu disk by a drop-casting process and the tribological property in sliding against a Cu pin under sliding electrical contact is investigated at room temperature. Mechanical exfoliation produces NbSe2 microplatets with typical sizes of 1 μm to 30 μ m with a thickness less than 2 μm. Ultrasonic-assisted exfoliation without aging facilitates the formation of NbSe2 micro/nanoplatets with sizes of 0.1 μm to 25 μm and nano-whiskers with 100 nm in diameter and 1 ~ 3 μm in length, but Nb2O5 and Se are also found on the basis of XPS results. Prolonged aging of the suspensions modifies the morphology by converting platets and whiskers into corrugated floccules (hybrid material), which are composed of Nb2O5, Se, NbSe2, and graphene. Notably, NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles by ultrasonic-assisted exfoliation without ageing exhibit an excellent lubricating property with low friction coefficient (0.3), mild wear, and longer wear lifetime (120 min) than that of mechanical exfoliated NbSe2 microplatets (10 min). The wear lifetime for the aged NbSe2 micro/nanoparticles can be as long as 504 min and are 4.2 times of the sample without aging, which can be a good solid lubricant for sliding electrical contact |
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NbSe2 Exfoliation Ultrasonic-assisted Ageing Electrical contact |
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