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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Tribostressed Samples in the Presence of ZnDTP: A Combinatorial Approach

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The influence of load on the chemistry of tribofilms formed on a steel surface in solution of pure di-isopropyl zinc dithiophosphate (i-ZnDTP) in n-decane has been investigated by means of a combinatorial tribological experiment involving X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The experiment consisted of the preparation of a set of spatially separated areas, produced under various tribological test conditions, and the subsequent spectroscopic probing of the chemical composition of the tribofilm. The experiment was carried out at room temperature under boundary-lubrication conditions and revealed a physically adsorbed layer of the additive in the non-contact area and a thin (ca. 5 nm), inhomogeneous phosphate film covering the tribostressed areas. The total amount of phosphate present in the tribostressed area was found to increase with increasing load. In the contact areas, iron oxides and metal sulfides have also been detected.

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  1. Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    Michael Eglin, Antonella Rossi & Nicholas D. Spencer

  2. Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Cagliari, INSTM, Cagliari, Italy

    Antonella Rossi

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Eglin, M., Rossi, A. & Spencer, N.D. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Tribostressed Samples in the Presence of ZnDTP: A Combinatorial Approach. Tribology Letters 15, 199–209 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024805001625

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