ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
4 years ago

Au/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Synthesized in Supercritical CO2 Fluid as Energy Efficient Lubricant Additive

Au/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Synthesized in Supercritical CO2 Fluid as Energy Efficient Lubricant Additive
Fenghua Su, Yuan Meng, Yangzhi Chen
Au nanoparticles are successfully decorated onto graphene oxide (GO) sheets with the aid of supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO2) fluid. The synthesized nanocomposite (Sc–Au/GO) was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The characterization results show that the Au nanoparticles are featured with face-centered cubic crystal structure and disperse well on the GO nanosheet surfaces with average diameters of 4–10 nm. The tribological behaviors of Sc–Au/GO as lubricating additive in PAO6 oil were investigated using a ball-on-disc friction tester, and a control experiment by respectively adding GO, nano-Au particles, and Au/GO produced in the absence of ScCO2 was performed as well. It is found that Sc–Au/GO exhibits the best lubricating performances among all the samples tested. When 0.10 wt % Sc–Au/GO is dispersed into PAO6 oil, the friction coefficient and wear rate are respectively reduced by 33.6% and 72.8% as compared to that of the pure PAO6 oil, indicating that Sc–Au/GO is an energy efficient lubricant additive. A possible lubricating mechanism of Sc–Au/GO additive in PAO6 oil has been tentatively proposed on the basis of the analyzed results of the worn surface examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b10276

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b10276

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