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Fabrication and Tribological Study of Graphene Oxide/Multiply-Alkylated Cyclopentanes Multilayer Lubrication Films on Si Substrates

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Multilayer films based on graphene oxide (GO) and multiply-alkylated cyclopentanes (MACs) have been fabricated successfully on silicon substrate via both self-assembled and dip-coating technologies. Given the excellent mechanical properties and frictional properties of GO, the resulting multilayer films composed of GO and MACs with excellent lubricating property are expected to possess improved comprehensive tribological performances. In the current paper, the surface morphology and chemical composition of the films were analyzed using water contact angle meter, X-ray photoelectron spectroscope, and atomic force microscope. A ball-on-plate tribometer was used to evaluate the tribological performances of the films. The results showed that the new multilayer films exhibited excellent load-carrying capacity and durability. Therefore, they are hoped to find promising applications in the lubrication of microelectromechanical systems.

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The authors are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51102028 and 51105352) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions for financial support.

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  1. Center for Low-Dimensional Materials, Micro-Nano Devices and System, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People’s Republic of China

    Ying Wang, Li Xia, Jianning Ding, Ningyi Yuan & Yuanyuan Zhu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, People’s Republic of China

    Jibin Pu

  3. Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Jianning Ding & Guanggui Cheng

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Wang, Y., Pu, J., Xia, L. et al. Fabrication and Tribological Study of Graphene Oxide/Multiply-Alkylated Cyclopentanes Multilayer Lubrication Films on Si Substrates. Tribol Lett 53, 207–214 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-013-0258-z

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