Addition of low concentrations of an ionic liquid to a base oil reduces friction over multiple length scales: a combined nano- and macrotribology investigation-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Addition of low concentrations of an ionic liquid to a base oil reduces friction over multiple length scales: a combined nano- and macrotribology investigation

Published:2016 Issue:9 Volume:18 Page:6541-6547
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Li Hua¹²³⁴,Somers Anthony E.⁵⁶⁷⁴,Howlett Patrick C.⁵⁶⁷⁴,Rutland Mark W.⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹¹²,Forsyth Maria⁵⁶⁷⁴,Atkin Rob¹²³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Priority Research Centre for Advanced Fluids and Interfaces

2. The University of Newcastle

3. Callaghan

4. Australia

5. Institute for Frontier Materials

6. Deakin University

7. Geelong

8. School of Chemical Science and Engineering

9. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

10. SE100 44, Sweden

11. Chemistry

12. Materials and Surfaces

Abstract

The efficacy of ionic liquids (ILs) as lubricant additives to a model base oil has been probed at the nanoscale and macroscale as a function of IL concentration using the same materials.

Funder

Australian Research Council

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/CP/C5CP07061A

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