Study on the tribological properties of graphene oxide composite films by self-assembly

A series of graphene oxide composite lubricating films were fabricated in virtue of self-assembly technique driven by chemical bonds, which could strongly enhance interfacial interaction . The composite lubricating film Si-APS-GO-HOAF composed of GO and HFPO oligomer acid fluorides (HOAF) exhibited excellent tribological properties even immersed in 0.15 M NaCl solution for one month, attributing to strong interfacial interaction of chemical bonds and the synergistic effect of GO and HOAF . Furthermore, the outermost layer HOAF was partly adsorbed on the surface of the friction pair during the friction process and gradually formed a layer of transferred lubricating film. Surface analysis demonstrated that the formation of carbon oxide fragments and silicon oxides led to the damage of assembled layers, causing lubrication failure.