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This paper presents a unique tribological system that is able to produce no measurable wear of material combination and that reduces friction markedly in the ultralow regime under boundary lubrication. Ultralow friction (0.03) was obtained by sliding hydrogen-free Diamond-Like-Carbon ta-C against ta-C lubricated with Poly-alpha Olefin base oil containing Glycerol Mono-Oleate (GMO) additive. The origin of ultralow friction in these conditions has been investigated by surface analysis techniques. Results are in agreement with the formation of a OH-terminated carbon surface. This new surface chemistry might be formed by the tribochemical reaction of alcohol function groups with the friction-activated ta-C atoms. The origin of low friction could be due to the very low-energy interaction between OH-terminated surfaces.
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Kano, M., Yasuda, Y., Okamoto, Y. et al. Ultralow friction of DLC in presence of glycerol mono-oleate (GNO). Tribol Lett 18, 245–251 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-004-2749-4
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