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Possible Origin of D- and G-band Features in Raman Spectra of Tribofilms

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In the Raman analysis of tribofilms produced from organic precursors, the D- and G-band features are often observed, which resemble the characteristic bands of diamond-like carbon (DLC), amorphous carbon (a-C), or graphitic materials. This study reports experimental evidence that the D- and G-bands features in the Raman spectra of tribofilms could be generated by photochemical degradation of triboproducts due to the focused irradiation of laser beam during the Raman analysis, indicating that they are not unique to the genuine structure of the tribofilm produced via friction. This finding suggests that other complementary and non-destructive characterization is required to determine whether DLC, a-C, or graphitic species are produced tribochemically by frictional shear.

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation: Penn Stat work was through Grant No. CMMI-1912199, CMMI-2038494, and DMR-2011410, the UC Merced work was through CMMI-2038499, and the Northwestern work was through CMMI-1662606. Also, the Northwestern work was partially supported by Army Research Laboratory Vehicle Technology Directorate (VTD) under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-20-2-0292. The authors appreciated the comments made by reviewers to clarify the main message of this paper for the tribology and tribochemistry community.

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Li, YS., Jang, S., Khan, A. et al. Possible Origin of D- and G-band Features in Raman Spectra of Tribofilms. Tribol Lett 71, 57 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-023-01728-1

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