Tribotronic control of an ionic boundary layer in operando extends the limits of lubrication

Abstract The effect of electric potential on the lubrication of a non-halogenated phosphonium orthoborate ionic liquid used as an additive in a biodegradable oil was studied. An in-house tribotronic system was built around an instrument designed to measure lubricant film thickness between a rolling...

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Main Authors: Akepati Bhaskar Reddy, Georgia A. Pilkington, Mark W. Rutland, Sergei Glavatskih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22504-6