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Preparation of Nanofluid of Lanthanum Borate Nanosheets and Investigation of Its Tribological Properties and Tribomechanisms in Different Base Oils

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Oleic acid-modified lanthanum borate nanosheets (OA-LBNs) were prepared by simple surface modification technology combined with precipitation method. The structure of the as-prepared light yellow transparent nanofluid of OA-LBNs was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, and its thermal stability was evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis. Moreover, the tribological properties of OA-LBNs nanofluid as the lubricant additive in diisooctylsebacate (DIOS), poly-α-olefin (PAO4), and rapeseed oil (RO) were evaluated with a four-ball friction and wear tester, and its tribomechanisms in the three kinds of base oils were also discussed. The results show that OA-LBNs nanofluid exhibits good antiwear ability in the three kinds of base oils; in particularly, OA-LBNs nanofluid added in PAO4 shows the best antiwear ability. The tribological properties of the OA-LBNs nanofluid as the lubricant additive are dependent on the nature of the base oils. Namely, the polarity of the base oil influences the adsorption of the OA-LBNs nanofluid on the rubbed steel surface, thereby affecting the composition of the tribofilm formed on the rubbed steel surface and resulting in changes in tribological properties.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51875172), Zhongyuan Science and Technology Innovation Leadership Program (Grant No. 214200510024), the Tribology Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology (SKLTKF21B06), and Key Research and Development and Promotion Projects in Henan Province (No. 212102310410).

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Funding were provided by the Tribology Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology (Grant Nos. SKLTKF21B06, SKLTKF21B06), Zhongyuan Science and Technology Innovation Leadership Program (Grant Nos. 214200510024, 214200510024), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51875172, 51875172) and Key Research and Development and Promotion Projects in Henan Province (Grant No. 212102310410).

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JW, preparation of Lanthanum Borate Nanofluids; GY, wrote the main manuscript text; SZ, prepared Figs. 4, 13 and 14, analyze friction mechanism; YZ, prepared Figs. 7, 8 and 9, evaluation of tribological properties; LS, prepared Figs. 10, 11 and 12, analysis of wear scar; TS, prepared Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, characterization of lanthanum borate nanofluids; LY, modify and touch up the main text; PZ, prepared Fig. 15, design the tribomechanisms of OA-LBNs nanofluid in different base oils. All authors reviewed the manuscript

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Wu, J., Yang, G., Zhang, S. et al. Preparation of Nanofluid of Lanthanum Borate Nanosheets and Investigation of Its Tribological Properties and Tribomechanisms in Different Base Oils. Tribol Lett 71, 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-022-01676-2

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