Liquid Superlubricity of Polyethylene Glycol Aqueous Solution Achieved with Boric Acid Additive

Boric acid is a weak acid and has been used as a lubrication additive because of its special structure. In this study, we report that boric acid could achieve a robust superlubricity (μ < 0.01) as an additive in polyethylene glycol (PEG) aqueous solution at the Si3N4/SiO2 interfaces. The superlow...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 34(2018), 12 vom: 27. März, Seite 3578-3587
1. Verfasser: Ge, Xiangyu (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Li, Jinjin, Zhang, Chenhui, Luo, Jianbin
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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