Dispersion of nanoparticles in lubricating oil: A critical review

Y Chen, P Renner, H Liang - Lubricants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nanolubricants have attracted great interest due to the promise of friction and wear
reduction by introducing nanoparticles. To date, the foremost challenge for developing a …

Augmenting the lubrication performance of nano-oils through synergistic co-functioning of nanoparticles

V Saini, J Bijwe, S Seth, SSV Ramakumar - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
The lubricant industries are desperate for novel lubricants that can withstand extreme
pressure (EP) conditions apart from having excellent antiwear (AW) and anti-friction (AF) …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic lubrication mechanism of nanodiamonds with organic friction modifier

AK Piya, L Yang, AAS Omar, N Emami, A Morina - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles and organic friction modifiers (OFMs) as lubricant additives have shown great
potential in friction and wear reduction by forming tribofilms which prevent direct contact at …

Non-halogenated ionic liquid dramatically enhances tribological performance of biodegradable oils

P Rohlmann, B Munavirov, I Furó, O Antzutkin… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
It is demonstrated that a phosphonium orthoborate ionic liquid may serve as a wear
reducing additive in biodegradable oils at steel-steel surfaces in the boundary lubrication …

Friction properties of carbon nanoparticles (nanodiamond and nanoscroll) confined between DLC and a-SiO2 surfaces

W Zhao, F Duan - Tribology International, 2020 - Elsevier
Friction properties of carbon nanodiamond (CND) and nanoscroll (CNS formed from
graphene patch wrapping around nanodiamond) were studied by nonequilibrium molecular …

Cooperativity between zirconium dioxide nanoparticles and extreme pressure additives in forming protective tribofilms: toward enabling low viscosity lubricants

MB Elinski, P LaMascus, L Zheng, A Jackson… - Tribology Letters, 2020 - Springer
Realizing the efficiency benefits of low viscosity lubricants requires novel strategies to avoid
failures resulting from increased boundary contact. Zirconium dioxide (ZrO 2) nanoparticles …

Investigations on tribological properties of non-catalytic CVD synthesized carbon spheres in lubricant

R Panickar, CB Sobhan, S Chakravorti - Diamond and Related Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The effect of Carbon Spheres (CS) on the tribological properties of lubricating oil
was studied. Relatively uniform Carbon Spheres of size ranging from 200 to 350 nm were …

Shear activation of ZDDP reaction films in the presence and absence of nanodiamonds

B Acharya, CM Seed, J Krim - Applied Surface Science Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
We explore the impact of shear stress and nanodiamond (ND) additives on the formation
temperatures of thermal-and tribo-reaction films of steel samples immersed in basestock oils …

Synergistic effect of nanodiamonds on the adsorption of tricresyl phosphate on iron oxide surfaces

A Khajeh, J Krim, A Martini - Applied Physics Letters, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Nanodiamonds (NDs) have potential uses in many applications, including as additives for
liquid lubricants where they may be combined with more traditional chemicals, such as …

Correlation of high frequency QCM sphere-plate stiffness measurements with macroscopic frictional contacts in thin film and bulk stainless steel materials

CM Seed, B Acharya, R Andrus, J Krim - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020 - Elsevier
We compare friction coefficient values μ for stainless steel contacts, obtained directly using a
ball on disk tribometer and/or a basic “da Vinci” method, with values inferred from two …