Journal
TRIBOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 225-235Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9626-0
Keywords
Ionic liquid; Surface chemistry; Lubricant chemistry; Tribochemistry; Structure-property relations
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan [18045003, 20031001]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18045003, 20031001] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The tribological properties of room temperature ionic liquids containing tetraalkylphosphonium cations were evaluated on the basis of the chemical structure of their salts. The tribochemistry of these ionic liquids was discussed on the basis of the results of tribo-tests and surface analyses. The tribological properties of the tetraalkylphosphonium salts examined in this work were observed to be better than those of 1,3-alkylimidazolium salts. The structure of the alkyl group in the phosphonium cation also has a slight effect on the tribological properties of the salts. During a friction test carried out under low-load conditions, the phosphonium cation was oxidized to phosphate to form a boundary film. This film inhibited the reaction of the bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide anion that yielded metal fluoride on the rubbed surfaces. The combination of the phosphonium cation with a phosphate anion or thiophosphate anion resulted in a better lubricant than 1,3-alkylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide. The reactions of the phosphate anion and thiophosphate anion yielded a phosphate boundary film that exhibited better tribological properties than those of the fluoride boundary film.
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