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Fluorine-Doped Amorphous Carbon-Coated Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide as Lubricant Additive and Atomic Simulation

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Nanolubricant additives have attracted wide attention because of their promising prospects in energy saving, emission reduction, and improvement of equipment reliability. In this study, the core–shell nanocomposites of a-C:F coating nano-magnesium silicate hydroxide (MSH@C:F) were prepared in subcritical water. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) was used as a carbon fluorine source to prepare shell of fluorine-doped amorphous carbon (a-C:F). SEM, TEM, XRD, and XPS were applied to characterize the nature of the composite powder MSH@C:F. The results of tribological tests show that MSH@C:F with appropriate F/C ratio has excellent tribological properties as lubricant additive, and the a-C:F shell plays a key role. Ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) computation results show that OH− in sodium hydroxide (NaOH) plays a major role in the defluorination of PTFE and the formation of carbonyl group (C=O). Meanwhile, classical molecular dynamics (CMD) simulation shows that MSH indirectly promotes defluorination of PTFE by producing Mg2+ and OH− from the erosion of the surface of MSH in water.

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This work was funded by Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission Foundation, China (Grant Nos. JZX7Y20190262063601, JZX7Y20190263069101), Beijing Key Laboratory of Long-life Technology of Precise Rotation and Transmission Mechanisms Foundation, China (Grant No. BZ0388201801), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2019YJS152).

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This work was funded by Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission Foundation, China (Grant Nos. JZX7Y20190262063601, JZX7Y20190263069101), Beijing Key Laboratory of Long-life Technology of Precise Rotation and Transmission Mechanisms Foundation, China (Grant No. BZ0388201801), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2019YJS152).

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Zhang, H., Chang, Q. Fluorine-Doped Amorphous Carbon-Coated Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide as Lubricant Additive and Atomic Simulation. Tribol Lett 69, 11 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-020-01386-7

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