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The shear properties of Langmuir—Blodgett layers

Briscoe, B. J., Evans, D. C. B.·1982·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
DOI 10.1098/rspa.1982.0048
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The sliding friction between two highly oriented monolayers has been studied by using molecularly smooth mica substrates in the form of contacting orthogonal cylinders. The monolayers in the form of various normal alipathic carboxylic acids and their soaps were deposited with the aid of the Langmuir-Blodgett technique by transfer from aqueous substrates. The normal alkyl group has been varied in length from 14 to 22 methylene repeat units. Data are reported also on the influence of partial saponification of the carboxylic acid and fluorination of the alkyl chain. Most of the investigation has been confined to two contacting single monolayers although a limited amount of data is presented for multilayers sliding over one another. The character of the sliding motion depends not only on the machine but also on the monolayers, particularly their chemistry. Most of the monolayers studied provide a continuous rate of energy dissipation. However, a small number, such as certain soaps, show discontinuous or stick-slip motion. The experimental arrangement allows simultaneous measurement of the sliding frictional force, contact area and film thickness to be made during sliding. In some experiments this friction is the monotonic sliding friction but in others it is the mean maximum value during the stick phase. The film thickness measurement is accurate to 0.2 mm which allows a precise assessment of the shear plane during sliding. In all cases the monolayers and multilayers were found to be extremely durable and shear invariably occurred at the original interface between the monolayers. The sliding friction data are presented as the dynamic specific friction force or interface shear strength, and a number of contact variables have been examined. These include the applied normal load per unit contact area or mean contact pressure, the temperature and the sliding velocity. The interface shear strength is found, to a good approximation, to increase linearly with mean contact pressure but to decrease linearly with temperature in the ranges studied. The influence of sliding velocity is more complex. In the case where intermittent motion is detected the mean maximum values decrease linearly with the logarithm of the velocity. During smooth motions there is a linear increase of interface shear strength with the logarithm of the sliding velocity. The data show that the magnitude of interface shear strength and its change with contact variables are relatively insensitive to the chain length of the alkyl group but partial fluorination of this chain produces a marked increase in friction. Saponification with calcium ions causes a reduction in the specific frictional work. The trends in these data have been found to be amenable to an analysis based upon a simple stress-modified thermally activated Eyring model. The model assumes a linear increase in activation energy with mean contact pressure, and an arbitrary correction is made for the unknown extent of contact-pressure retardation during sliding. The parameters obtained by fitting the data to this model suggest that the sliding is accompanied by relaxation processes that involve the relative movement of a number of molecular chains or parts of these chains in the shear plane. This is tantamount to a dislocation moving in two dimensions.

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Authors
Briscoe, B. J., & Evans, D. C. B.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Venue
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Publisher
The Royal Society
Published
1982-04-08
Volume
380
Issue
1779
Pages
389-407
ISSN
  • 0080-4630 (ISSN-L)
  • 2053-9169
DOI
10.1098/rspa.1982.0048
OpenAlex
W2151792102
Cited by
411
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10
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0.83
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journal article
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en
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closed
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royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ (tdm)
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Lubricants and Their Additives
Keywords
Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers, sliding friction, interfacial shear strength, stick-slip, alkyl chain length, fluorinated alkyl chains, saponification, calcium ions, contact pressure, temperature dependence, sliding velocity, energy dissipation, mica substrate

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