Tribological behavior of N-doped ZnO thin films by metal organic chemical vapor deposition under lubricated contacts

Olofinjana, Bolutife; Mbamara, Uchenna Sydney; Ajayi, Oyelayo; Lorenzo-Martin, Cinta; Obiajuuwa, Eusebius Ikechukwu; Ajayi, Ezekiel Oladele Bolarinwa

doi:10.1007/s40544-017-0154-x

Tribological behavior of N-doped ZnO thin films by metal organic chemical vapor deposition under lubricated contacts

Journal Article · Fri Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Friction

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-017-0154-x· OSTI ID:1461533

Olofinjana, Bolutife ^[1]; Mbamara, Uchenna Sydney ^[2]; Ajayi, Oyelayo ^[3]; Lorenzo-Martin, Cinta ^[3]; Obiajuuwa, Eusebius Ikechukwu ^[4]; Ajayi, Ezekiel Oladele Bolarinwa ^[4]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Obafemi Awolowo Univ., Ile-Ife (Nigeria)
Federal Univ. of Technology, Owerri (Nigeria)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Obafemi Awolowo Univ., Ile-Ife (Nigeria)

N-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on 304L stainless steel through the pyrolysis of zinc acetate and ammonium acetate in different ratios at a temperature of 420 degrees C using metal organic chemical vapor deposition. Compositional and structural analyzes of the films were performed by using Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The frictional behavior of the thin films and 304L stainless steel substrate was evaluated using a ball-on-flat configuration with reciprocating sliding under marginally lubricated and fully flooded conditions. Al alloy (2017) was used as ball counterface, while basestock synthetic polyalfaolefin oil (PAO10) without additives was used as lubricant. The flat and ball counterface surfaces were examined to assess the wear dimension and failure mechanism. Under marginally lubricated condition, N-doped ZnO thin films provided significant reduction in friction, whereas the films have minimal or no effect in friction under fully flooded condition. N-doped ZnO thin films showed a significant effect in protecting the ball counterface as wear volume was reduced compared with that of the substrate under the marginally lubricated condition. Under the fully flooded condition, with the exception of one of the films, the wear volume of the N-doped ZnO thin films ball reduced compared with that of the substrate. In all the ball counterfaces for N-doped ZnO thin films under both conditions, wear occurred through abrasive mechanism of various degrees or mild polishing. Thus, superfluous lubrication of N-doped ZnO thin films is not necessary to reduce friction and wear.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1461533

Journal Information:: Friction, Journal Name: Friction Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 5; ISSN 2223-7690

Publisher:: Springer - Tsinghua University PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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