A novel super-hydrophobic stearic acid(STA)film with a water contact angle of 166° was prepared by chemical adsorption on aluminum wafer coated with polyethyleneimine(PEI)film. The micro-tribological behavior of ...A novel super-hydrophobic stearic acid(STA)film with a water contact angle of 166° was prepared by chemical adsorption on aluminum wafer coated with polyethyleneimine(PEI)film. The micro-tribological behavior of the super-hydrophobic STA monolayer was compared with that of the polished and PEI-coated Al surfaces.The effect of relative humidity on the adhesion and friction was investigated as well.It was found that the STA monolayer showed decreased friction,while the adhesive force was greatly decreased by increasing the surface roughness of the Al wafer to reduce the contact area between the atomic force microscope(AFM)tip and the sample surface to be tested.Thus the friction and adhesion of the Al wafer was effectively decreased by generating the STA monolayer, which indicated that it could be feasible and rational to prepare a surface with good adhesion resistance and lubricity by properly controlling the surface morphology and the chemical composition.Both the adhesion and friction decreased as the relative humidity was lowered from 65% to 10%,though the decrease extent became insignificant for the STA monolayer.展开更多
The recent development in the four areas of nano-tribology is analysed. They are micro- and nano-friction and wear, micro- and nano-tribological engineering. The research methods in nano-tribology and thin film lubric...The recent development in the four areas of nano-tribology is analysed. They are micro- and nano-friction and wear, micro- and nano-tribological engineering. The research methods in nano-tribology and thin film lubrication in which five branches are included: equivalent viscusity and flowing characteristics of micro fluid, the transition between ordered molecular film and disordered one, the essence of matrix influence on thin film lubrication, the lubrication mechanism of high polymer lubricants and the problem of superlubricity. Meanwhile, more than 35 problems are proposed which should be solved in the future.展开更多
The solidification and interfacial slip in nanometer-scale lubricating films as well as the contact and adhesion of metal crystals have been studied via molecular dynamics simulations. Results show that the critical p...The solidification and interfacial slip in nanometer-scale lubricating films as well as the contact and adhesion of metal crystals have been studied via molecular dynamics simulations. Results show that the critical pressure for the solid-liquid transition declines as the film thickness decreases, in-dicating that the lubricant in the thin films may exist in a solid-like state. It is also found that the interfa-cial slip may occur in thin films at relatively low shear rate, and there is a good correlation between the slip phenomenon and the lubricant solidification. The simulations reveal that a micro-scale adhesion may take place due to the atomic jump during the process of approaching or separating of two smooth crystal surfaces, which provides important information for understanding the origin of interfacial friction.展开更多
Partial lubrication or mixed lubrication in the nano-scale is discussed, which is consti-tuted from dry contact, boundary lubrication, thin film lubrication. A dynamic contact ratio has beenused to describe such lubri...Partial lubrication or mixed lubrication in the nano-scale is discussed, which is consti-tuted from dry contact, boundary lubrication, thin film lubrication. A dynamic contact ratio has beenused to describe such lubrication, and the relationship between the contact ratio and its influencefactors was investigated. Experimental results indicate that the dynamic contact ratio increaseswith the decrease of film thickness by the exponential function. The decrease of speed and lubri-cant viscosity, and the increase of loads will enlarge the value of the contact ratio. When the polaradditives are added into the basic oil, the contact ratio decreases. In addition, the contact ratio ofthe surfaces with small roughness is larger than that of the surfaces with large roughness at verylow speed. However, the contact ratio of smooth surfaces decreases more quickly with speed thanthat of rough surfaces, and therefore, it will become smaller than that of rough surfaces after speedincreases over a certain degree.展开更多
基金The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50375151,50323007,10225209)the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KJCX-SW-L2)
文摘A novel super-hydrophobic stearic acid(STA)film with a water contact angle of 166° was prepared by chemical adsorption on aluminum wafer coated with polyethyleneimine(PEI)film. The micro-tribological behavior of the super-hydrophobic STA monolayer was compared with that of the polished and PEI-coated Al surfaces.The effect of relative humidity on the adhesion and friction was investigated as well.It was found that the STA monolayer showed decreased friction,while the adhesive force was greatly decreased by increasing the surface roughness of the Al wafer to reduce the contact area between the atomic force microscope(AFM)tip and the sample surface to be tested.Thus the friction and adhesion of the Al wafer was effectively decreased by generating the STA monolayer, which indicated that it could be feasible and rational to prepare a surface with good adhesion resistance and lubricity by properly controlling the surface morphology and the chemical composition.Both the adhesion and friction decreased as the relative humidity was lowered from 65% to 10%,though the decrease extent became insignificant for the STA monolayer.
文摘The recent development in the four areas of nano-tribology is analysed. They are micro- and nano-friction and wear, micro- and nano-tribological engineering. The research methods in nano-tribology and thin film lubrication in which five branches are included: equivalent viscusity and flowing characteristics of micro fluid, the transition between ordered molecular film and disordered one, the essence of matrix influence on thin film lubrication, the lubrication mechanism of high polymer lubricants and the problem of superlubricity. Meanwhile, more than 35 problems are proposed which should be solved in the future.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 59875042, 59735110).
文摘The solidification and interfacial slip in nanometer-scale lubricating films as well as the contact and adhesion of metal crystals have been studied via molecular dynamics simulations. Results show that the critical pressure for the solid-liquid transition declines as the film thickness decreases, in-dicating that the lubricant in the thin films may exist in a solid-like state. It is also found that the interfa-cial slip may occur in thin films at relatively low shear rate, and there is a good correlation between the slip phenomenon and the lubricant solidification. The simulations reveal that a micro-scale adhesion may take place due to the atomic jump during the process of approaching or separating of two smooth crystal surfaces, which provides important information for understanding the origin of interfacial friction.
文摘Partial lubrication or mixed lubrication in the nano-scale is discussed, which is consti-tuted from dry contact, boundary lubrication, thin film lubrication. A dynamic contact ratio has beenused to describe such lubrication, and the relationship between the contact ratio and its influencefactors was investigated. Experimental results indicate that the dynamic contact ratio increaseswith the decrease of film thickness by the exponential function. The decrease of speed and lubri-cant viscosity, and the increase of loads will enlarge the value of the contact ratio. When the polaradditives are added into the basic oil, the contact ratio decreases. In addition, the contact ratio ofthe surfaces with small roughness is larger than that of the surfaces with large roughness at verylow speed. However, the contact ratio of smooth surfaces decreases more quickly with speed thanthat of rough surfaces, and therefore, it will become smaller than that of rough surfaces after speedincreases over a certain degree.
