Ionic liquid adsorption and nanotribology at the silica-oil interface: Hundred-fold dilution in oil lubricates as effectively as the pure ionic liquid

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 4095-4099

  Li, Hua ^a   Cooper, Peter K ^a   Somers, Anthony E ^b   Rutland, Mark W ^c,d   Howlett, Patrick C ^b   Forsyth, Maria ^b   Atkin, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adsorption isotherm; atomic force microscope; ionic liquids; lubricant additives; nanotribology; quartz crystal microbalance

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; LUBRICANTS; NANOTRIBOLOGY; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SILICA;

IONIC LIQUID (ILS); LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; LIQUID ADSORPTION; LUBRICANT ADDITIVES; SATURATION VALUES; SILICA SURFACE; SLIDING SURFACE; SURFACE CONTACT;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84915737213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5021422     Document Type: Article

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