Elucidating tribochemical reaction mechanisms: insights into tribofilm formation from hydrocarbon adsorbates coupled with tribochemical substrate wear

Yu-Sheng Li, Fakhrul H. Bhuiyan, Jongcheol Lee, Ashlie Martini and Seong H. Kim

RSC Mechanochem., 2024, 1, 328
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Tribo-electrical evaluation of conductive fluid film of Ti3C2Tz MXene-containing lubricant

Mohsen Tajedini, Kailash Arole, Zahra Ghasemi, Rouzhina Azhdari, Micah J. Green and Hong Liang

Mater. Adv., 2024, 5, 5063
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Effects of surface chemistry on the mechanochemical decomposition of tricresyl phosphate

Egheosa Ogbomo, Fakhrul H. Bhuiyan, Carlos Ayestarán Latorre, Ashlie Martini and James P. Ewen

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 278
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New insight into tribofilm composition and structure of iron polyphosphate-rich tribofilm from formulated engine oil by ToF-SIMS

Yana Xia, Shuxia Zhang, Zaizhou Wang and Chunxiang Zhang

J Mater Sci, 2024, 59, 9533
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Zinc dialkyldithiophosphates adsorption and dissociation on ferrous substrates: An ab initio study

Francesca Benini, Paolo Restuccia and M. Clelia Righi

Applied Surface Science, 2024, 642, 158419
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Influence of Artificially Altered Engine Oil on Tribofilm Formation and Wear Behaviour of Grey Cast Cylinder Liners

Martin Jech, Alexander Hofer, Christian Tomastik, Thomas Wopelka and Carsten Gachot

Lubricants, 2023, 11, 476
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Tribo-catalysis triggered the in-situ formation of amphiphilic molecules to reduce friction and wear

Wei Song, Jianfeng Li, Chongyang Zeng, Chuke Ouyang, Shouyi Sun, Kaiqiang Wang, Jinjin Li and Jianbin Luo

Tribology International, 2023, 185, 108541
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Molecular Probing of the Stress Activation Volume in Vapor Phase Lubricated Friction

Chao-Chun Hsu, Liang Peng, Feng-Chun Hsia, Bart Weber, Daniel Bonn and Albert M. Brouwer

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 12603
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Recent Advancements in Understanding of Growth and Properties of Antiwear Tribofilms Derived from Zinc Dialkyl Dithiophosphate Additives under Nanoscale Sliding Contacts

Jitendra Soni and Nitya Nand Gosvami

Langmuir, 2024
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Enhancing the Range and Reliability of the Spacer Layer Imaging Method

Alexander MacLaren, Parker LaMascus and Robert W. Carpick

Tribol Lett, 2024, 72
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Acceleration of Diels-Alder reactions by mechanical distortion

Yerzhan S. Zholdassov, Li Yuan, Sergio Romero Garcia, Ryan W. Kwok, Alejandro Boscoboinik, Daniel J. Valles, Mateusz Marianski, Ashlie Martini, Robert W. Carpick and Adam B. Braunschweig

Science, 2023, 380, 1053
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Contact mechanics correction of activation volume in mechanochemistry

Cangyu Qu, Lu Fang and Robert W. Carpick

Phys. Rev. B, 2025, 111
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Evaluation of nanoparticles for nanoscale film fabrication harnessing tribochemistry

Yuyang Yuan, Chun Wang, Seunghwan Lee, Mark C.T. Wilson and Ardian Morina

Tribology International, 2025, 210, 110805
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Tribological manufacturing of ZDDP tribofilms functionalised by graphene nanoplatelets

S Duston, R A Oliver, K J Kubiak, Y Wang, C Wang and A Morina

J. Phys. Mater., 2024, 7, 045001
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Dynamics of Tribofilm Formation in Boundary Lubrication Investigated Using In Situ Measurements of the Friction Force and Contact Voltage

Anna E. Tsai and Kyriakos Komvopoulos

Materials, 2024, 17, 1335
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Experimental study on ZDDP tribofilm formation in grease lubricated rolling/sliding contacts

Rui Yu, Haichao Liu, Qingmiao Sun, Wenjing Lou, Shengmao Zhang, Xiaobo Wang and Yan Zhao

Tribology International, 2025, 206, 110594
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Why is Superlubricity of Diamond‐Like Carbon Rare at Nanoscale?

Seokhoon Jang, Ana G. Colliton, Hind S. Flaih, Eskil M. K. Irgens, Lucas J. Kramarczuk, Griffin D. Rauber, Jordan Vickers, Andrew L. Ogrinc, Zhenxi Zhang, Zhenbin Gong, Zhe Chen, Brian P. Borovsky and Seong. H. Kim

Small, 2024, 20
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Exploring the interactions of ZDDP additive with hematite surfaces: a DFT+U study

Davide Sarpa, David D O’Regan, Vasilios Bakolas, Joanna Procelewska, Joerg Franke, Philipp Roedel, Marcus Wolf and Chris-Kriton Skylaris

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 2025, 37, 195502
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An Analysis of Shear-Dependent Mechanochemical Reaction Kinetics

Resham Rana, Nicholas Hopper, François Sidoroff, Juliette Cayer-Barrioz, Denis Mazuyer and Wilfred T. Tysoe

Tribol Lett, 2024, 72
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Competition Between Growth and Removal in Zirconia Nanocrystal-Derived Tribofilms: The Role of Co-additives

Parker LaMascus, Meagan B. Elinski, Daniel Delghandi, Pranjal Nautiyal, Julia Griffin, Lei Zheng, Andrew Jackson, Robert J. Wiacek and Robert W. Carpick

Tribol Lett, 2024, 72
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Synergistic anti-wear performance of TiO2 nanoparticles and ZDDP: Influence of dispersion methods

Adam Nassif, Frédéric Georgi, Pierre Montmitonnet, Frank Meyer and Imène Lahouij

Tribology International, 2025, 210, 110791
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Insights into modeling approaches for boundary- and mixed-lubricated conditions

Rajesh Shah, Blerim Gashi, Vikram Mittal, Andreas Rosenkranz and Shuoran Du

ILT, 2024, 76, 262
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Activation Volumes in Tribochemistry; What Do They Mean and How to Calculate Them?

Nicholas Hopper, Resham Rana, François Sidoroff, Juliette Cayer-Barrioz, Denis Mazuyer and Wilfred T. Tysoe

Tribol Lett, 2025, 73
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MoS2 Additives in Lithium Grease for Electrified Systems

Mohsen Tajedini, M. Humaun Kabir, Rouzhina Azhdari, Reza Bahrami, Hung-Jue Sue and Hong Liang

Lubricants, 2025, 13, 106
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Influence of electric current on tribological performance of grease-lubricated steels

Mohsen Tajedini, Reza Bahrami, Rouzhina Azhdari, Hung-June Sue and Hong Liang

Tribology International, 2024, 200, 110121
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Coating sensing strategy for understanding the governing factors of tribofilm growth on diamond-like carbon

Nan Xu, Chun Wang, Dongze Wang, Liuquan Yang and Ardian Morina

Tribology International, 2024, 192, 109335
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Tribofilm Formation of Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate as Oil Additives Impregnated in Porous Polyimide under Different Contacts

Jinbang Li, Qingyu Yang, Zhengrong Xu, Jilong Zhao, Chenchun Shi, Ningning Zhou and Kai Li

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 9439
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Shear-activation of mechanochemical reactions through molecular deformation

Fakhrul H. Bhuiyan, Yu-Sheng Li, Seong H. Kim and Ashlie Martini

Sci Rep, 2024, 14
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Tunable amorphous carbon films formed on ultralow wear, Pt–Au alloys

Camille E. Edwards, Tomas F. Babuska, John F. Curry, Frank W. DelRio, Jason P. Killgore, Brad L. Boyce, Hsu-Ming Lien, Michael T. Dugger and Filippo Mangolini

Carbon, 2024, 226, 119220
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Mechanisms of ZDDP—An Update

Hugh Spikes

Tribol Lett, 2025, 73
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