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Research Article | Open Access

Macroscale superlubricity achieved via hydroxylated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets with ionic liquid at steel/steel interface

Zhiwen ZHENG1,2, Xiaolong LIU1, Guowei HUANG3, Haijie CHEN1,2, Hongxiang YU1,2, Dapeng FENG1( ), Dan QIAO1( )
State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Nonferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
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Macroscale superlubricity is a prospective strategy in modern tribology to dramatically reduce friction and wear of mechanical equipment; however, it is mainly studied for point-to-surface contact or special friction pairs in experiments. In this study, a robust macroscale superlubricity for point-to-point contact on a steel interface was achieved for the first time by using hydroxylated modified boron nitride nanosheets with proton-type ionic liquids (ILs) as additives in ethylene glycol aqueous (EGaq). The detailed superlubricity process and mechanism were revealed by theoretical calculations and segmented experiments. The results indicate that hydration originating from hydrated ions can significantly reduce the shear stress of EGaq, which plays an essential role in achieving superlubricity. Moreover, the IL induces a tribochemical reaction to form a friction-protective film. Hydroxylated boron nitride nanosheets (HO-BNNs) function as a polishing and self-repairing agent to disperse the contact stress between friction pairs. Superlubricity involves the change in lubrication state from boundary lubrication to mixed lubrication. This finding can remarkably extend the application of superlubricity for point-to-point contact on steel surfaces for engineering applications.

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macroscale superlubricityionic liquid (IL)hydroxylated boron nitridesteel/steel interfacemixed lubrication

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Friction
Volume 10 Issue 9,
September 2022
Pages 1365-1381
DOI: 10.1007/s40544-021-0545-x
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ZHENG Z, LIU X, HUANG G, et al. Macroscale superlubricity achieved via hydroxylated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets with ionic liquid at steel/steel interface. Friction, 2022, 10(9): 1365-1381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-021-0545-x

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Received: 10 May 2021
Revised: 18 June 2021
Accepted: 25 July 2021
Published: 04 December 2021
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