Controlling the nanoscale friction by layered ionic liquid films
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A pronounced layered spatial distribution was found in the IL film and can be divided into 3 distinguishable regions. The nanofriction coefficient increases monotonically as the layering thickness decreases, no matter how thick the bulk IL is.
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- Authors
- An, R., Qiu, X., Shah, F. U., Riehemann, K., & Fuchs, H.
- Affiliations
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Luleå University of Technology (SE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Corresponding author
- An, Rong
- Fuchs, Harald
- Venue
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2020
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 26
- Pages
- 14941-14952
- ISSN
- 1463-9076 (ISSN-L)
- 1463-9084
- OpenAlex
- W3036087771
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 1.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21606131, 21838004, 21676137)
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20191289)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Lubricants and Their Additives
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Catalysis › Ionic liquids properties and applications
- Keywords
- nanoscale friction, ionic liquid films, friction coefficient, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, mica, graphite, film thickness dependence, surface assembly
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