Ionic liquids (ILs) are liquid salts at ambient or lower temperatures and consist of ions and
short-lived ion pairs. They are potential alternatives to toxic, hazardous, highly flammable …

A series of bis-cationic imidazolium-based compounds are reported, where two imidazolium
head groups are bridged by different types of spacers: a saturated C6 hydrocarbon spacer …

Tribological investigations on the macroscopic scale revealed that friction can be influenced
in situ by applying electric potentials, if electrically conductive fluid such as an ionic liquid is …

This article describes molecular dynamics simulations of an ionic liquid (IL) confined
between iron oxide surfaces under relatively high pressure and severe shearing …

Lubrication is one of the most important methods for maintaining and improving the reliability
of electric contact components. In view of the conductivity, the lubrication performances of …

We present a numerical investigation of the influence of water content on the dynamic
properties of a family of phosphonium-based room-temperature ionic liquids. The study …

Ionic liquids are considered to be ideal electronically controlled friction and lubrication
media because of their excellent lubrication and electrical conductivity. However, systematic …

We present a theoretical study of the influence of the molecular geometry of the cation on the
response of ionic liquids (ILs) to confinement and mechanical strain. The so-called tailed …

In the present work, three kinds of halogen-free ionic liquids (ILs) incorporating long-chain
quaternary phosphonium as cations and dioctylsulfosuccinate (DOSS) as the anion were …

The fast development of ionic liquids as new lubricants and carbon-based coatings as
performant tribological surfaces calls for the characterization of their frictional and interfacial …