Recent advancements in understanding of growth and properties of antiwear tribofilms derived from zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate additives under nanoscale sliding …

J Soni, NN Gosvami - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP) is a key antiwear additive in lubricants that forms robust
phosphate glass-based tribofilms to mitigate wear on rubbing surfaces. The quest to unravel …

Effects of surface chemistry on the mechanochemical decomposition of tricresyl phosphate

E Ogbomo, FH Bhuiyan, CA Latorre, A Martini… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The growth of protective tribofilms from lubricant antiwear additives on rubbing surfaces is
initiated by mechanochemically promoted dissociation reactions. These processes are not …

Uniform polyester-based nanoparticles assembled via living crystallization-driven self-assembly as friction-reducing agents in engine oil

C Clamor, SD Dale, J Beament, E Mould… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing new friction modifiers with enhanced green credentials for the automotive
industry is imperative to reduce man-made global warming. Recently, polymer-based …

Boundary slip and lubrication mechanisms of organic friction modifiers with effect of surface moisture

X Yi, H Xu, G Jin, Y Lu, B Chen, S Xu, J Shi, X Fan - Friction, 2024 - Springer
Surface moisture or humidity impacting the lubrication property is a ubiquitous phenomenon
in tribological systems, which is demonstrated by a combination of molecular dynamics (MD) …

A reactive molecular dynamics simulation on the mechanism of the transformer oil pyrolysis at the high temperature

H Wang, H Chen, H Yu, Y Pan, Y Sun, S Li… - Research on Chemical …, 2024 - Springer
We have carried out the reactive force field simulations on the pyrolysis process of the
transformer insulating oil at different temperatures from 2900 to 3500 K. The selected …

Exploring mechanochemistry of pharmaceutical cocrystals: effect of incident angle on molecular mixing during simulated indentations of two organic solids

M Ferguson, T Friščić - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The solid-state reaction of the active pharmaceutical ingredient theophylline with citric acid
is a well-established example of a mechanochemical reaction, leading to a model …

Dynamic chemisorption and tribochemistry of α-lipoic-acid-ester on ferrous surfaces

X Ruan, X Wang, R Zhou, Y Zhao, L Bao, F Zhou… - Tribology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tribofilm formation and growth play a vital role in friction reduction and antiwear
enhancement. However, our understanding at the atomic level, particularly from a …

Friction Mechanism of Sulfur-Containing Lubricant Additives Confined between Fe (100) Substrates

C Li, P Wang, F Duan - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sulfur-containing lubricant additives can chemically react with metal surfaces under extreme
conditions, such as high temperature and high pressure, forming protective films on the …

Investigation of lubrication mechanism of phosphate ionic liquid by ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations

G Wu, H Tang, X Ma, Z Luo, W Chen, B Yu - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
The frictional characteristics of the interface between ionic liquid (IL) and metal can be
significantly improved by the formation of a tribo-film, while the lubrication mechanism …

Tribochemistry and frictional properties of octene molecules confined between iron oxide surfaces

P Wang, F Duan - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
Reactive molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to investigate the tribological
behavior between two amorphous iron oxide substrates with octene molecules confined …