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Research Article | Open Access

Mechanism and regulation of oil-lubricated triboelectrification at steel/PTFE interface

Mingyang Ma1,2,4, Xin Wang5, Liqiang Zhang2,3( ), Jian Zhang2,5, Xiaojuan Li2, Runhao Zheng2, Yange Feng2,3,5, Xiaolong Zhang1,4( ), Xinze Zhao1,4, Daoai Wang2,3( )
Hubei Key Laboratory of Hydroelectric Machinery Design & Maintenance, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Qingdao Center of Resource Chemistry and New Materials, Qingdao 266104, China
College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Green Manufacturing at Yantai, Yantai 265503, China
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Electrostatic accumulation at the oil-lubricated interface may cause electrostatic adsorption of impurities and oil aging. However, there are still great challenges in terms of the triboelectric mechanism and electrostatic regulation under the oil lubrication state. Under poly-α-olefin 4 (PAO 4) lubrication, the electrostatic accumulation at the interface is serious (−1,873 V), which can be attributed to the inhibitory effect of lubricating oil on the transfer film and electrostatic breakdown in interfacial air. When sorbitan monostearate (Span 60) was added to PAO oil, the surface potential of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) was significantly reduced because the adsorption of Span 60 inhibited electron transfer at the interface. This study reveals the triboelectric mechanism under oil lubrication from a tribological perspective and offers new strategies for electrostatic protection of oil-lubricating interfaces.

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triboelectrificationfrictionsorbitan monostearate (Span 60)oil-lubricated interface

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Friction
Volume 14 Issue 5,
May 2026
Article number: 9441125
DOI: 10.26599/FRICT.2025.9441125

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Ma M, Wang X, Zhang L, et al. Mechanism and regulation of oil-lubricated triboelectrification at steel/PTFE interface. Friction, 2026, 14(5): 9441125. https://doi.org/10.26599/FRICT.2025.9441125

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Received: 18 February 2025
Revised: 17 April 2025
Accepted: 13 May 2025
Published: 11 July 2025
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