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Tribological properties of graphene oxide and carbon spheres as lubricating additives

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The purpose of this paper was to investigate the tribological properties of carbon materials with various morphologies [i.e., graphene oxide (GO) and carbon spheres (CSs)] utilized as lubricating additives on a ball–plate tribotester. The morphology and spectroscopy characterization of GO and CSs were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, and thermogravimetric analysis. Friction and wear properties of the sunflower seed oil filled with GO and CSs were investigated by using a MS-T3000 ball-on-disk apparatus. Results show that the sunflower seed oil containing 0.3 wt% GO nanosheets exhibited a substantial diminution in friction and wear compared with the 3.0 wt% CSs as sunflower seed oil additives. Formation of low-shear strength tribofilms containing GO and its self-lubricating behavior was the key factor in reduction of the friction and prevention from wear and deformation. In addition, friction mechanism of CSs was also discussed.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51372103), the financial support from sponsored by Qing Lan Project, and the Six talent peaks project in Jiangsu Province (2015-XCL-027).

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Song, H., Wang, Z. & Yang, J. Tribological properties of graphene oxide and carbon spheres as lubricating additives. Appl. Phys. A 122, 933 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0469-x

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