Microfrictional behavior of C60 particles in different C60 LB films studied by AFM/FFM

Pingyu Zhang, Jinjun Lu, Qunji Xue, Weimin Liu

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Abstract

C60 was supposed to be a super lubricant on the basis of its unique spherical and highly symmetric structures. In the present work, efforts have been made to give some experimental approaches and evidences that strongly support the supposition of the "rolling effect" of C60. For this purpose, three kinds of C60 LB films were prepared designated for the predictable effects with or without "rolling". By studying the AFM morphologies and their corresponding frictional images, some evidences supporting the "rolling effect" of C60 were observed in C60/BA (behenic acid) and C60/AA (arachidic acid)/OA (octadecylamine), while for the C60 derivative LB film, results indicated a "nonrolling effect" related to a high frictional force.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2143-2145
Number of pages3
JournalLangmuir
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Apr 2001
Externally publishedYes

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