Tribological properties of MoS2 coating for ultra-long wear-life and low coefficient of friction combined with additive g-C3N4 in air

Yupeng ZHANG; Panpan LI; Li JI; Xiaohong LIU; Hongqi WAN; Lei CHEN; Hongxuan LI; Zhiliang JIN

doi:10.1007/s40544-020-0374-3

Friction 2021, 9(4): 789-801 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0374-3

Research Article |

Open Access | Issue | Published: 02 September 2020

Tribological properties of MoS₂ coating for ultra-long wear-life and low coefficient of friction combined with additive g-C₃N₄ in air

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Yupeng ZHANG^{¹^,³}, Panpan LI^{¹^,²}, Li JI^{¹^,²}, Xiaohong LIU^{¹^,²}, Hongqi WAN^{¹^,²}, Lei CHEN^{¹^,²}, Hongxuan LI^{¹^,²}(

), Zhiliang JIN^³(

)

1State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

3School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China

Keywords:

solid lubricant, CN/MoS₂, friction coefficient (COF), wear-life

Cite this article:

ZHANG Y, LI P, JI L, et al. Tribological properties of MoS₂ coating for ultra-long wear-life and low coefficient of friction combined with additive g-C₃N₄ in air. Friction, 2021, 9(4): 789-801. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0374-3

Download citation

EndNote(RIS)

BibTeX

694

Views

Downloads

Citations

Crossref

N/A

WoS

Scopus

CSCD

Abstract Full text About this article

Abstract

The solid lubricant MoS₂ demonstrates excellent lubricating properties, but it spontaneously oxidizes and absorbs moisture in air, and thus results in poor wear resistance and short wear-life. In this study, the additive g-C₃N₄ (CN) was successfully combined with MoS₂ via hydrothermal synthesis as a solid lubricant for the first time. Meanwhile, a low friction coefficient (COF, μ = 0.031) and ultra-long wear-life of CN/MoS₂ compared to pure MoS₂ in air were demonstrated. The functional groups and good crystallinity of the lubricant material were characterized via Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The formed valence states in CN/MoS₂ were analyzed via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The characterized results of the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) show the morphology and interior crystal phase structure of CN/MoS₂. From the cross-section analysis, the presence of iron oxide nanoparticles lubricating film is synergistic with CN/MoS₂ film during the friction process, resulting in its ultra-long wear-life. In particular, the friction mechanism of interlayer sliding friction combined with energy storage friction was analyzed and proposed.

Full text

Abstract

Full text

Outline

About this article

Tribological properties of MoS₂ coating for ultra-long wear-life and low coefficient of friction combined with additive g-C₃N₄ in air

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Yupeng ZHANG^{¹^,³}, Panpan LI^{¹^,²}, Li JI^{¹^,²}, Xiaohong LIU^{¹^,²}, Hongqi WAN^{¹^,²}, Lei CHEN^{¹^,²}, Hongxuan LI^{¹^,²}(

), Zhiliang JIN^³(

)

1State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

3School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China

Abstract

Keywords: solid lubricant, CN/MoS₂, friction coefficient (COF), wear-life

References(40)

[1]

Saravanan P, Selyanchyn R, Watanabe M, Fujikawa S, Tanaka H, Lyth S M, Sugimura J. Ultra-low friction of polyethylenimine/molybdenum disulfide (PEI/MoS₂)₁₅ thin films in dry nitrogen atmosphere and the effect of heat treatment. Tribol Int 127: 255-263 (2018)

Google Scholar

[2]

Erdemir A. Review of engineered tribological interfaces for improved boundary lubrication. Tribol Int 38(3): 249-256 (2005)

Google Scholar

[3]

Kumar A, Thakre G D, Arya P K, Jain A K. 2D structured nano-sheets of octadecylamine grafted graphitic-carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) as lubricant additives. Macromol Symp 376(1): 1700009 (2017)

Google Scholar

[4]

Wang M, Li G D, Xu H Y, Qian Y T, Yang J. Enhanced lithium storage performances of hierarchical hollow MoS₂ nanoparticles assembled from nanosheets. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 5(3): 1003-1008 (2013)

Google Scholar

[5]

Hou K M, Han M M, Liu X H, et al. In situ formation of spherical MoS₂ nanoparticles for ultra-low friction. Nanoscale 10(42): 19979-19986 (2018)

Google Scholar

[6]

Meng F M, Cui Z T, Cheng Z T, Han H L. Experimental study on tribological properties of graphite-MoS₂ coating on GCr15. J Tribol 140(5): 051303 (2018)

Google Scholar

[7]

Li X, Li J H, Wang X H, Hu J X, Fang X, Chu X Y, Wei Z P, Shan J J, Ding X C. Preparation, applications of two-dimensional graphene-like molybdenum disulfide. Integr Ferroelectr 158(1): 26-42 (2014)

Google Scholar

[8]

Theerthagiri J, Senthil R A, Senthilkumar B, Polu A R, Madhavan J, Ashokkumar M. Recent advances in MoS₂ nanostructured materials for energy and environmental applications-A review. J Solid State Chem 252: 43-71 (2017)

Google Scholar

[9]

Chen Z Y, Yan H X, Liu T Y, Niu S. Nanosheets of MoS₂ and reduced graphene oxide as hybrid fillers improved the mechanical and tribological properties of bismaleimide composites. Compos Sci Technol 125: 47-54 (2016)

Google Scholar

[10]

Cizaire L, Vacher B, Le Mogne T, Martin J M, Rapoport L, Margolin A, Tenne R. Mechanisms of ultra-low friction by hollow inorganic fullerene-like MoS₂ nanoparticles. Surf Coat Technol 160(2-3): 282-287 (2002)

Google Scholar

[11]

Curry J F, Wilson M A, Luftman H S, Strandwitz N C, Argibay N, Chandross M, Sidebottom M A, Krick B A. Impact of microstructure on MoS₂ oxidation and friction. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 9(33): 28019-28026 (2017)

Google Scholar

[12]

Donnet C, Martin J M, Le Mogne T, Belin M. Super-low friction of MoS₂ coatings in various environments. Tribol Int 29(2): 123-128 (1996)

Google Scholar

[13]

Berman D, Erdemir A, Sumant A V. Approaches for achieving superlubricity in two-dimensional materials. ACS Nano 12(3): 2122-2137 (2018)

Google Scholar

[14]

Bülbül F, Efeoğlu F, Arslan E. The effect of bias voltage and working pressure on S/Mo ratio at MoS₂-Ti composite films. Appl Surf Sci 253(9): 4415-4419 (2007)

Google Scholar

[15]

Yao S H, Kao W H, Su Y L, Liu T H. On the tribology and micro-drilling performance of TiN/AlN nanolayer coatings. Mater Sci Eng A 386(1-2): 149-155 (2004)

Google Scholar

[16]

Wang P, Yue W, Lu Z B, Zhang G G, Zhu L N. Friction and wear properties of MoS₂-based coatings sliding against Cu and Al under electric current. Tribol Int 127: 379-388 (2018)

Google Scholar

[17]

Elianov O, Garusi S, Rosentsveig R, Cohen S R, Feldman Y, Pinkas I, Bendikov T, Kaplan-Ashiri I, Moshkovich A, Perfilyev V, et al. Deposition of metal coatings containing fullerene-like MoS₂ nanoparticles with reduced friction and wear. Surf Coat Technol 353: 116-125 (2018)

Google Scholar

[18]

Lee D B, Kim S K. High temperature oxidation of a (Cr₂N-Mo₂S₃)/Cr double-layered coating deposited on steel by D.C. magnetron sputtering. Met Mater Int 11(3): 227-232 (2005)

Google Scholar

[19]

Li H, Wang J H, Gao S, Chen Q, Peng L M, Liu K H, Wei X L. Superlubricity between MoS₂ monolayers. Adv Mater 29(27): 1701474 (2017)

Google Scholar

[20]

Zhang Y P, Jin Z L, Su Y F, Wang G R. Charge separation and electron transfer routes modulated with Co-Mo-P over g-C₃N₄ photocatalyst. Mol Catal 462: 46-55 (2019)

Google Scholar

[21]

Flores-Ruiz F J, Enriquez-Flores C I, Chiñas-Castillo F, Espinoza-Beltrán F J. Nanotribological performance of fullerene-like carbon nitride films. Appl Surf Sci 314: 193-198 (2014)

Google Scholar

[22]

Xu Z D, Xin J B, Fan R X, Wang K, Yang J. A simple approach to fabricate CN/MoS₂ nanocomposite and its application as a lubricant additive. Dig J Nanomater Biostruct 13(3): 731-741 (2018)

Google Scholar

[23]

Duan C J, Yuan D M, Yang Z H, Li S, Tao L M, Wang Q H, Wang T M. High wear-resistant performance of thermosetting polyimide reinforced by graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) under high temperature. Compos Part A Appl Sci Manuf 113: 200-208 (2018)

Google Scholar

[24]

Yang J, Zhang H T, Chen B B, Tang H, Li C S, Zhang Z Z. Fabrication of the g-C₃N₄/Cu nanocomposite and its potential for lubrication applications. RSC Adv 5(79): 64254-64260 (2015)

Google Scholar

[25]

Zhu L, Wang Y, Hu F, Song H J. Structural and friction characteristics of g-C₃N₄/PVDF composites. Appl Surf Sci 345: 349-354 (2015)

Google Scholar

[26]

Yi M R, Zhang C H. The synthesis of MoS₂ particles with different morphologies for tribological applications. Tribol Int 116: 285-294 (2017)

Google Scholar

[27]

Li H, Zhang G G, Wang L P. Low humidity-sensitivity of MoS₂/Pb nanocomposite coatings. Wear 350-351: 1-9 (2016)

Google Scholar

[28]

Manzeli S, Ovchinnikov D, Pasquier D, Yazyev O V, Kis A. 2D transition metal dichalcogenides. Nat Rev Mater 2(8): 17033 (2017)

Google Scholar

[29]

Wu L F, Zhang Z Z, Yang M M, Yuan J Y, Li P L, Huo F, Men X H. One-step synthesis of g-C₃N₄ nanosheets to improve tribological properties of phenolic coating. Tribol Int 132: 221-227 (2019)

Google Scholar

[30]

Hu S, Chen W, Zhou J, Yin F, Uchaker E, Zhang Q F, Cao G Z. Preparation of carbon coated MoS₂ flower-like nanostructure with self-assembled nanosheets as high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes. J Mater Chem A 2(21): 7862-7872 (2014)

Google Scholar

[31]

Dai K, Lu L H, Liu Q, Zhu G P, Wei X Q, Bai J, Xuan L L, Wang H. Sonication assisted preparation of graphene oxide/graphitic-C₃N₄ nanosheet hybrid with reinforced photocurrent for photocatalyst applications. Dalton Trans 43(17): 6295-6299 (2014)

Google Scholar

[32]

Wang J, Liu J L, Chao D L, Yan J X, Lin J Y, Shen Z X. Self-assembly of honeycomb-like MoS₂ nanoarchitectures anchored into graphene foam for enhanced lithium-ion storage. Adv Mater 26(42): 7162-7169 (2014)

Google Scholar

[33]

Hwang H, Kim H, Cho J. MoS₂ nanoplates consisting of disordered graphene-like layers for high rate lithium battery anode materials. Nano Lett 11(11): 4826-4830 (2011)

Google Scholar

[34]

Qiao Y L, Zhao H C, Zang Y, Zhang Q. Tribological properties of graphene-based Fe₃O₄. nanocomposite materials. J Inorg Mater 30(1): 41-46 (2015)

Google Scholar

[35]

Du Q, Gao Q. Template-free synthesis of mesoporous α-Fe₂O₃ nanoflowers with short charge-carrier diffuse distance for superior photocatalysis. Mater Technol 32(12): 724-728 (2017)

Google Scholar

[36]

Khurshid H, Chandra S, Li W F, Phan M H, Hadjipanayis G C, Mukherjee P, Srikanth H. Synthesis and magnetic properties of core/shell FeO/Fe₃O₄ nano-octopods. J Appl Phys 113(17): 17B508 (2013)

Google Scholar

[37]

Zhao X C, Liu Y, Wang D L, Li Q F. Effect of the particle size on tribological properties of nanometer Fe₃O₄ as lubricating oil additives. Lubricat Eng (1): 61-63 (2006)

Google Scholar

[38]

Xuan Y, Liu Y, Zhao X C, Cheng J W, Li Y J, Li J G. The investigation of the tribological properties of AlOOH and Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles as additives in liquid paraffin. Tribology 30(2): 209-216 (2010)

Google Scholar

[39]

Jiang J H, Ou-Yang L, Zhu L H, Zheng A M, Zou J, Yi X F, Tang H Q. Dependence of electronic structure of g-C₃N₄ on the layer number of its nanosheets: A study by Raman spectroscopy coupled with first-principles calculations. Carbon 80: 213-221 (2014)

Google Scholar

[40]

Liu L C, Zhou M, Jin L, Li L C, Mo Y T, Su G S, Li X, Zhu H W, Tian Y. Recent advances in friction and lubrication of graphene and other 2D materials: Mechanisms and applications. Friction 7(3): 199-216 (2019)

Google Scholar

About this article

Publication history

Acknowledgements

Rights and permissions

Publication history

Received: 21 August 2019

Revised: 15 January 2020

Accepted: 16 February 2020

Published: 02 September 2020

Issue date: August 2021

Copyright

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U1637204, 41663012, 51775537, and 51775533), the program of the Light of the Chinese Academy of Science in China's Western Region (2015), and the Chinese Academy of Science and its Youth Innovation Promotion Association (2016368) for financial support.

Rights and permissions

This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made.

The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder.

To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.