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Light-responsive friction control and superlubricity on TiO2 surfaces with layered ionic liquids: Reversible changes and high-pressure performance
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou 215000, China.
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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2025 (English)In: Applied Surface Science, ISSN 0169-4332, E-ISSN 1873-5584, Vol. 713, article id 164369Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In liquid lubrication, the stability of the lubricating film and friction coefficient is governed by the liquid type and contact conditions. However, altering the friction coefficient of the liquid on some specific surface under constant conditions (such as speed, pressure. etc) is challenging. In this work, we developed a non-contact and reversibly switchable approach to control the nano friction of phosphonium-based ionic liquid (ILs) [P4,4,4,8][BOB] on titanium oxide (TiO2) surfaces via ultraviolet light. The co-ion effect promotes anion adsorption, generating an ordered interfacial structure and a novel sliding interface that favors the formation of elastic hydrodynamic or mixed lubrication regimes, thereby reducing friction by over 60 % compared to the initial dark-state condition and achieving superlubricity (friction coefficient μ < 0.01) under high contact pressure (24 MPa) on sub-nanometer rough TiO2 surfaces. The study demonstrates under photo-induced activation, TiO2 reacts with adsorbed water molecules to form a hydroxyl network and undergo protonation reactions, resulting in a positive surface charge. Combined simulation and force curve measurements, it is revealed that this condition will lead to an orderly and stable arrangement of ILs within near-surface layers. These findings offer valuable insights for the design of light-responsive lubricants and their integration into MEMS/NEMS.

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Elsevier, 2025. Vol. 713, article id 164369
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Superlubricity, Ultraviolet light, Friction control, Ionic liquid
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Energy Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-114506DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164369ISI: 001562135500002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105013165060OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-114506DiVA, id: diva2:1993826
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Validerad;2025;Nivå 2;2025-11-04 (u4);

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22178160, 21808102, 22327809)

Available from: 2025-09-01 Created: 2025-09-01 Last updated: 2025-11-28Bibliographically approved

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