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Friction and wear behaviour of carbon ion-implanted PS against steel

  • Weimin Liu
  • , Shengrong Yang
  • , Changlin Li
  • , Youmei Sun
  • CAS - Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics
  • CAS - Institute of Modern Physics

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Abstract

A 25 μm thick polystyrene (PS) film was implanted with 120 keV ions of carbon to doses of 1 × 1014, 1 × 1015, 3 × 1015, 5 × 1015 and 1 × 1016 ions cm-2, respectively. The structure of the implanted PS was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), whereas the friction and wear behaviour of both implanted and unimplanted PS were investigated using an one-way reciprocating friction tester against a steel ball. Friction results indicate that ion implantation at a dose of 1 × 1014 ions cm-2 increases friction coefficient, whereas the ion implantation at a dose of 1 × 1015 ions cm-2 or higher decreases friction coefficient, and all the tests show that ion implantation lowers wear rate. XPS analyses reveal that ion implantation at dose of 1 × 1014 ions cm-2 results in partial break of benzene ring, and at a dose of 1 × 1016 ions cm-2 results in complete break of benzene ring.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)158-162
Number of pages5
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume323
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jun 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbon
  • Friction and wear
  • Ion implantation
  • Polystyrene
  • XPS analyses

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