Abstract
AbstractHerein, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and tungsten disulfide (WS2) quantum dots (QDs) are prepared by a facile and green technique, and characterized by microscopy and spectroscopy. The resulting products display exceptional stability in polyalkylene glycol (PAG) base oil, and are used for the first time as friction reducing and antiwear additives in PAG for steel/steel contact. Tribological measurements indicate that the stable dispersion consisting of PAG mixed with MoS2/WS2 QDs exhibits significant tribological properties compared with pure PAG and PAG containing MoS2/WS2 QDs nanosheets under different loads at elevated temperatures. The excellent tribological behaviors of MoS2/WS2 QDs are attributed to the formation of a boundary lubrication film, which can be generated not only by the physical entrapment of MoS2/WS2 QDs at the ball‐disk contact surfaces, but also by tribochemical reaction between MoS2/WS2 and the iron atoms/iron oxide species.
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