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Abstract
This paper reviews selected phenomena related to the boundary friction process. The central thrust is on triboemission, defined as
emission of electrons, charged particles, photons, etc., under conditions of boundary friction and I or surface damage caused by
fracture processes. Low-energy electrons are one of the most important particle components in triboemission. Accordingly, the
triboemission process is of particular significance for (i) the boundary friction process as such, and (it) the tribochemistry of the
boundary lubrication process. This review considers all the major issues of triboemission and. related phenomena I processes. It is
shown that, in the boundary lubrication regime with hydrocarbon lubricants, charge intensities decrease with an increase in
lubricant molecular weight. The paper also includes some recent information concerning research on triboemission along with a
newly developed apparatus.
Keywords: triboemission, boundary friction, boundary lubrication, electron emission, tribochemistry
INTRODUCTION
The nature and the consequences of the interactions that take place at a tribological contact are associated with a wide variety of physical
processes and also control the friction and wear behaviour of the materials involved. During these interactions: forces are transmitted; energy
is exchanged; the physical and chemical natures of the materials are changed; the surface topography is altered; and sometimes loose wear
particles are generated. All these seemingly random and complex surface phenomena follow a certain order and satisfy the laws of nature, as
explained elsewhere [1].
Wear of materials occurs by many different mechanisms, depending on the materials, the environment, the operating conditions, and
the geometry of the wearing bodies. These wear mechanisms can be classified into two groups:[1] (i) those dominated primarily by
the
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Figure 2: Physical processes associated with surface enlargement during friction [2]
enlarge a solid surface may give rise to a great number of physical processes (Figures 1 and 2). The surface enlargement clearly
creates new surfaces, which form a bridge between the physics and chemistry of wear processes, leading to microscopic aspects of a
wide variety of wear mechanisms. These mechanisms are often connected with tribochemical reactions that are initiated by the effects
of surface-enlargement.
Typical physical phenomena resulting from wear processes under the boundary friction regime encompass mostly high temperatures
and triboemission. The central thrust of the present paper is to discuss triboemission processes along with the possible influence of the
emitted particles on mechanochemistry. Mechanochemistry is a branch of chemistry dealing with the chemical and physicochemical
changes of substances of all states of aggregation due to the influence of mechanical energy [4]. Mechanical influence plays a
significant role with regard to chemical reactions where at least one solid component is involved. The most important reactions take
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significant role with regard to chemical reactions where at least one
solid component is involved. The most important reactions take
place during the boundary lubrication process. Tribochemistry deals with these changes in solids [4]. As low-energy electrons are of
particular importance in initiating tribochemical reactions [5], emphasis will be put on these exoelectrons.
Figure 4: Acoustic emission, exoelectron emission, and stress vs. strain or time, for a sample of
anodised Al 13450 [7]
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Figure 5: Electron emission (EE) and acoustic emission (AE) rates and their ratio (EE/AE) as a function
of strain for a sample of anodised aluminium [7]
these species (including acoustic emission) under conditions of tribological surface damage. An illustrative example of the
triboemission process is shown in Figure 3 [6]. It has been shown [7] that during the tensile strain of anodised aluminium there are
bursts of acoustic emission, closely associated with cracking of the oxide, that acoustic emission and electron emission count rates
versus strain are closely related, and that most electron emission occurs very soon after acoustic emission. Both curves obtained
simultaneously with two countrate meters are presented in Figure 4. Typical electron emission (EE), acoustic emission (AE), and
EE/AE curves are shown in Figure 5. During the initial rise of the major peak (I), near 2% strain, the cracking of the oxide appears to
be noticeably more efficient in generating electrons. Interestingly, optical microscopy showed [7] that there were initial cracks formed
in the oxide, whereas the cracking occurring later was primarily crack extension. In the main portion of the emission curves (II) the
ratio is near unity and constant. Finally, the EE/AE ratio climbs (III) as the AE curve is seen to drop off faster than the EE curve.
Previous work [8] discusses the emission of neutral particles from oxide-metal systems. An example of the relationship between
neutral emission and thickness is illustrated in Figure 6. The total neutral emission curve shows that the neutral emission saturates at
about 2500 A nominal thickness, in contrast to electron emission, which continues to climb at an exponential rate with thickness [8].
However, the ratio of oxygen emission to total
Figure 6: Neutral emission intensity vs. thickness for a dense oxide of bare 2024 Al:
x = peak heights of 02;
emission; o = peak heights of the total emission curves [8]
emission or to total neutral emission - as can be seen in Figure 6 - decreases with increasing oxide thickness.
The present paper discusses only the emission of charged particles. Electron emission and negatively and positively charged particles
are reviewed. A summary of fractoemission findings, including the material system and atmosphere, the measurement system, and
reported emission level, is also given. First we will briefly discuss the nature of materials used in tribology.
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Materials used in tribological applications tend to be the common materials typically used for engineering applications, which can be
separated into those that are crystalline and those that are amorphous. They include metals (steels, copper-based bearing materials,
soft metal bearing materials, and cast iron), ceramics and special alloys, graphite, diamond, polymeric materials, composites, cermets,
etc. The mechanical and physical properties of the most important materials used in tribology are well described elsewhere [9]. The
characteristics of solids that relate to both triboemission and mechanochemistry are summarised below.
All solids are composed of atoms or molecules. A crystalline material is made up of unit cells containing the repeat unit of atoms and
molecules. The atomic or molecular units are bound by cohesive energy. The cohesive or binding energies for selected elements along with their electronegativities (EN) and work functions - are given in Table 1. Refractory metals, such as tungsten, have a higher
binding energy, 8.66 eV, than lower melting point metals, such as iron and
Table 1. Electronegativity work function and cohesive energy of selected elements
IA
II A
3
1.0 Li 1.65
2.4
4
1.5 Be 3.33
11
0.9 Na 1.13
2.35
12
1.2 Mg 1.53
IVB
VB
VIB
VIIB
19
0.8 K 0.94
2.2
20
1.0 Ca 1.83
2.8
22
1.6Ti 4.86
3.95
23
1.7 V 5.30
4.1
24
1.6 Cr 4.10
4.6
25
1.5 Mn 2.98
3.8
26
1.7 Fe 4.29
4.3
37
0.8 Rb 0.86
2.2
38
1.0 Sr
2.35
40
1.5 Zr 6.32
3.9
41
1.7 Nb 7.47
4.0
42
1.6 Mo 6.81
4.3
43
1.9 Tc
44
2.0 Ru 6.62
4.6
55
0.75 Cs 0.83
1.8
56
0.9 Ba 1.86
2.5
74
1.9 W 8.66
4.5
75
2.1 Re 8.10
5.0
76
2.0 Os
4.7
III A
IV A
5
2.0 B 5.81
4.5
6
2.5 C 7.36
4.7
14
1.8 Si 4.64
4.8
VIIIB
13atomic number
electronegativity, eV Al 3.34 cohesive energy eV
work function, eV 4.3
IB
IIB
13
1.5 AI 3.34
4.3
27
1.7 Co 4.39
4.4
28
1.8 Ni 4.44
4.5
29
1.9 Cu 3.50
4.4
30
1.5 Zn 1.35
4.2
31
1.5 Ga 2.78
4.0
32
1.8 Ge 3.87
4.8
45
2.1 Rh 5.75
4.75
46
2.0 Pd 3.94
4.8
47
1.8 Ag 2.96
4.3
48
1.5 Cd 1.16
4.1
49
1.5 In 2.6
3.8
50
1.8 Sn 3.12
4.4
77
2.1 lr 6.93
5.3
78
2.1 Pt 5.85
5.3
79
2.3 Au 3.78
4.3
81
1.7 TI 1.87
3.7
82
1.7 Pb 2.04
4.0
copper, with binding energies of 4.29 and 3.5 eV, respectively. The binding energy of surface atoms is somewhat less than that, of
bulk atoms because of the reduced number of near-neighbour interactions [10]. The periodic arrangement of atoms and the resulting
periodicity of the electron potential energy gives rise to characteristic energy bands [11]. The different properties of metals,
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periodicity of the electron potential energy gives rise to characteristic energy bands [11]. The different properties of metals,
semiconductors, and insulators are determined by these energy bands, but often can be understood more easily in terms of nearneighbour chemical interactions. The properties of surfaces are usually different from bulk properties, and govern the tribological
behaviour of a solid.
Ceramics are materials that are combinations of one or more metals with non-metallic elements, such as nitrogen, oxygen, or carbon.
The bulk free energy of formation of ceramics is very low, and, therefore, the bulk crystals are very stable. However, the free energy
of surface states can be much higher than the bulk free energy so that under boundary lubrication conditions the surface can be quite
reactive. The ceramic atoms are held together mostly by covalent bonding, while some ceramics have ionic bonding.
An amorphous material does not have long-range order and the concomitant periodic potential, but does exhibit some of the same
basic electrical and optical properties as a crystalline material, because they are based on the properties of chemical bonds rather than
uniquely on long-range order. Accordingly, some of the most basic optical and electrical properties of both crystalline and amorphous
solids can be described quantitatively by considering the nature of the chemical bonds between atoms rather than the effect of a
periodic potential. The band gap between the valence and conduction bands of ionic solids is generally larger than that in covalent
solids (diamond has an exceptionally large gap for a covalent solid). The largest band gap for any material is DE = 11.5 eV in the
ionic solid lithium fluoride, whereas the band gap in the covalently bonded semiconductor silicon is DE =1.1 eV [12]. Metals have
partially occupied bands so display freeelectron behaviour with large electrical conductivity. The electrical conductivity of various
solids varies from ~108 (W m) -1 for metals to less than 10 -14 (W m) -1 for insulators. Semiconductors usually have a room
temperature conductivity of the order of 102 (W m) -1, although this value is strongly dependent on both the temperature and the purity
of the semiconductor. From the viewpoint of both electron emission and electron attachment, electronegativity is important because it
provides a scale for the affinity of an electron to a bond. Fluorine has the highest electronegativity and lithium the lowest, thus lithium
fluoride has the largest energy gap.
Most used
abbreviations
Abbreviations
proposed
Exoelectron emission
(exoemission)
EEE, EE
EE
Triboemission
TE
TRE
Fractoemission
FE
FRE
Thermally stimulated
exoelectron emission
TSEE
TSE
Photo-stimulated exoelectron
emission
PSEE
OSEE
Photoexoelectron emission
PEEE
FSEE
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Notes
Primary excitation
PSE
FSE
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Chemisorptive exoelectron
emission
*Modification
CSEE
CSE
originates from investigation of the emission in freshly treated metals (see below, p. 233). Exoelectrons are electrons of low energy
spontaneously emitted from most fresh surfaces, or are electrons emitted from surface atoms under certain conditions that provide
enough energy to provoke their evaporation. It turns out that such conditions are closely correlated with the surface changes
produced by wear cracks and material fatigue in general [13]. Exoelectron emission is also defined as transitory low-energy electron
emission by substances after excitation of some kind (called primary excitation), after spontaneous stimulation, or due to the input of
energy that is less than the work function of substances (called secondary excitation).
Table 2 presents the terminology related to exoelectron emission, triboemission, and fractoemission. The exoelectron emissions are
named according to the type of secondary excitation stimuli, but, for triboemission and fractoemission, the stimuli are not indicated
because both tribo- and fractoemission phenomena include the emission not only of electrons but also of positively and negatively
charged particles, neutral particles, gases, photons, phonons, and even X-ray emission.
Vacuum level
Figure 7: Density of occupied and empty states in (a) a metal and (b) a semiconductor or insulator [12]
EF = Fermi level
f = work function
EA = electron affinity
ET = photoelectric threshold
Eg = fundamental gap
for metal: ET = f
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due to the external electric field, while that inside the metal is almost constant (nearly-free-electron model) and increases to the
vacuum level at the metal surface. A potential barrier is created at the surface where the solid and external potential energy functions
join, whose height and width decrease as the electric field increases, giving higher thermionic emission (Schottky effect). The excess
current not associated with thermionic emission arises from quantum mechanical tunnelling of electrons through the potential barrier.
More detailed information on field emission can be found elsewhere [15]. The term is exclusively used for the emission of electrons
from a solid by tunnelling. Removal of an atom from a surface state by the application of a strong electric field is called field
evaporation [16].
Exoemission (EE)
Solid (e.g., metallic) surfaces subjected to mechanical working (e.g. tribological processes, cutting, abrasion) or tensile deformation
show emission of electrons that decreases with time [4]. The term 'exoelectron
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Figure 9: Effect of mechanical treatment of an aluminium surface on the alteration of the work function
[19]
emission' (exoemission) originates from investigations into emission from freshly treated metals which was interpreted as being a
consequence of exothermal transformation processes of the surface (recrystallisation, phase transformation) [17]. However,
according to Fox [18], this effect seems to have been noticed first during the preparation of Geiger counter tubes [19].
The exoelectrons are electrons of low energy spontaneously emitted from most fresh surfaces. EE is used as an inclusive term for
emission phenomena that proceed from changes in the work function and from excitation by mechanical energy. For example, an
aluminium surface covered with oxide has a work function of about 2.7 eV while the work function of single-crystal aluminium
surfaces and evaporated aluminium without oxide coating is approximately 4.3 eV. The influence of mechanical treatment by means of
cutting edgeshaped tools on the variation of the work function is represented for aluminium in Figure 9. After appropriate treatment
the work function increases to the value measured for the pure uncovered surface and can be maintained constant in an ultrahigh
vacuum for several hours. Only by adding small amounts of air does the work function drop to a value that is characteristic for a
surface layer covered by oxide. The emission of electrons appears to correlate with these work function changes.
EE appears when a material's surface is disturbed by plastic deformation, abrasion, fatigue cracking, and phase deformation. Emission
from freshly formed surfaces reaches a maximum initially,
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Figure 10: Tribostimulated emission rates of electrons and negative ions vs. strain obtained from Al
covered with dense aluminium oxide 2000 thick: deformation rate = 2.2 x 10 -4s -1 (ref. 22)
then decays with time [20-22]. It has been observed from both metals and non-metals, and there is strong evidence that oxides or
other non-metallic surface layers are necessary for electron emission. It has been demonstrated [23] that the initial stage of EE from
abraded aluminium is due to the adsorption of water vapour.
Emission from aluminium covered with a thick oxide film (50-2000 thick) was studied by Rosenblum et al. [22] wherein the peak
intensity of emission as a function of strain for constant strain rate shifts to a higher strain as the thickness of the oxide decreases. It
was also established that the current of negatively charged particles emitted from oxide-covered aluminium consists of both electrons
and negative ions (Figure 10) [22]. Some emission of positive ions and photons was detected as well; however, at a strain rate of 2.2
x 10 -4 s -1, the emitted particle flux was weak and almost lost in the background.
The energy ofexoelectrons is typically of the order of 2-3 eV [24]. The mean energy of tribo-stimulated exoelectrons emitted from
2000 thick oxide on aluminium is 3.5 eV [22]. The EE rates from nickel specimens are about three times lower than those from
aluminium oxide of comparable thickness. Other work [4, 25] indicates that the energy of exoelectrons can be up to 10 eV.
However, it is reasonable to assume that the average energy of electrons emitted during rubbing is in the range 1-4 eV.
The mechanism for EE is not well understood, but it seems to be associated with defect formation in a solid and may be augmented
by
radiation of suitable wavelength [18]. Other work [26] points out that electron emission from metallic surfaces may be attributed to a
diffusion-controlled process. In such a process, point imperfections, such as vacancies, in the non-conducting surface layer are
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diffusion-controlled process. In such a process, point imperfections, such as vacancies, in the non-conducting surface layer are
considered responsible for the emission. A model of the emission behaviour based on vacancy diffusion [26] predicts emission rates in
reasonably good agreement with the experimental data.
EE was also observed from a clean, well-annealed magnesium single crystal in an ultrahigh-vacuum system upon exposure of the
surface to both oxygen and chlorine [27]. The emission was found to depend on the flux of oxygen on the surface. The results suggest
that the emission is of a chemical origin and not due to surface strain. Interestingly, no emission from aluminium as a result of a flux of
oxygen on the surface has been observed, probably because of effects related to sticking coefficient, work function change, and
adsorption binding states. For comparison, see also the effect of mechanical treatment of aluminium on the change of work function
presented in Figure 9.
Although there are several approaches regarding the source of the energy of exoelectrons, the two most cited are (i) the
rearrangement of surface atoms and (ii) surface chemical reactions [28]. The effect of surface chemical reactions has been
demonstrated previously [29]. It was found that the emission intensity of exoelectrons decreases as the surrounding gas pressure
decreases, suggesting that the electron emission from a fresh metal surface is due to the interaction between the surface and the
surrounding active gas species. Further evidence of this came from a study of various metals (Ti, W, Mo, Fe, Al, Ni, Cd, Zn, and Pb)
that were cut in oxygen and nitrogen gases at a gas pressure of 3 x 10 -2 Pa and in a vacuum of 4 x 10 -2 Pa [30] (see Figure 11). It
was concluded that (i) the emission of electrons from a fresh metal surface in the dark is caused by the interaction of the surface with
the surrounding gas and depends on the metal/gas combination; and (ii) electron emission intensity from cut metal surfaces increases
with the heat of formation for the reaction of the surface with the surrounding gas.
Two types of electron emission process are considered: (i) triboemission refers to emission of particles during tribological surface
damage; (ii) after-emission refers to that from a fresh solid surface after surface damage [30] and depends on the reaction of a gas
with the surface. As soon as the mechanical treatment (e.g., cutting, abrasion) stops, triboemission ceases abruptly, since the EE is
caused by a high-energy nascent surface. The electron emission from a metal surface is also called 'chemically stimulated exoelectron
emission [31] or chemi-emission [32]. Several extensive surveys exist on EE phenomena [20], on exoelectrons [13], on exoelectrons
and tribology [14], and on structural and physical changes of solids under mechanical energy influences [4].
An apparent two-step process for emission of electrons from freshly generated surfaces has been reported [33]. Electrons are not
ejected from the fresh surface until it is irradiated with photons of insufficient energy to produce photoemission. It was observed in this
study that (i) exoelectrons were not observed once illumination ceased and the emission began immediately after the illumination was
resumed; (ii) the exoelectron yield after resuming illumination did not depend on the duration of the interruption; and (iii) the yield was
essentially identical to that without the interruption. These observations led the authors to suggest that the basic mechanism of EE
should be independent of the photoexcitation process. However, other work [34] showed that during the observation of photostimulated excitation (PSE) from scratched aluminium, the interruption of photo-stimulation did result in a transient enhancement of the
Figure 12: Photostimulated emission (PSE) just after abrasion at a relative humidity of 50 10% (o) and
at 100 s after abrasion (x), plotted against DFMOH (ref. 36)
electron yield. Based on this observation, a new model concerning PSE from scratched aluminium was proposed in which there are
two competing excitation processes during PSE, the photoexcitation of the electrons at defect-related energy levels above the Fermi
level, and the thermal excitation of the lower-lying electrons to the empty defect-related levels. Further research [35] sought to
understand how the energy distribution of the emission sources is influenced by scratching and to verify directly the model developed
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understand how the energy distribution of the emission sources is influenced by scratching and to verify directly the model developed
previously [34] by determining the levels of the new sources created. Conventional photoemission from both aluminium and zinc
specimens was demonstrated by continuously decreasing the stimulation wavelength from the visible to the ultraviolet region. The yield
dependence on the wavelength was found [35] to be considerably different before and after scratching of the specimen surfaces.
After scratching, the emission peak was observed at a longer wavelength (lower energy) than the critical wavelength for
photoemission from undamaged aluminium or zinc. It was also found that the wavelength of light producing the maximum electron
emission was independent of the time after scratching or of the intermission period of the illumination.
In a comprehensive study,36 PSE was measured for over 20 surfaces of metallic materials polished using emery paper in a controlled
humidity atmosphere. It was found that, except for silver, the maximum PSE current occurred just after polishing and a monotonic
decrease in PSE current followed. The observed decrease in PSE intensity with time was accounted for by the gradual loss of
electrons from shallow surface states associated with adsorbed water and oxygen molecules. Interestingly, the PSE intensity from
metals of Groups II, III, and IV was relatively high (Figure 12), exhibiting a correlation with the free energy of metal hydroxide
formation, while the PSE intensity from transition metals with little free energy for metal hydroxide formation was very low [36].
Electrons and negative and positive ions as well as photons are known to be emitted from oxide-covered, pure, polycrystalline
aluminium, nickel, and titanium during tensile deformation. It has been demonstrated that the propagation of cracks in the oxide is
uniquely associated with the so-called tribo-stimulated exoemission phenomenon: [37] samples treated in the same fashion yielded
very reproducible EE curves, and the EE curve appeared unique for a given oxide-metal alloy system, with potential as an indicator of
certain characteristics of the oxide layer.
For metals, it is well established that EE is strongly dependent on the type and pressure of the background gas in which the sample is
placed. Evidence for this comes from several sources [28, 38, 39]. Gesell et.al. [29] investigated chemisorptive stimulation of
electron emission from fresh magnesium surfaces and concluded that energy given to the excited electrons is almost certainly derived
from the reaction of oxygen or water with freshly exposed magnesium surfaces. The observed exoelectron emission currents occur
when highly energetic reactions take place on a surface with a low work function. Such surfaces, with work functions of about 1.9
eV, exist at approximate monolayer coverages of oxygen or water on magnesium [37]. These results are consistent with data
presented elsewhere [27], where it was found that the EE from a clean, well-annealed magnesium single crystal depends on the flux of
oxygen on the surface. Other papers [40, 41] on EE from magnesium, thermally stimulated emission [42-44], and field stimulated
emission [45, 46] support the qualitative picture that the energy source for EE is exothermic chemical reactions on the surface.
However, the physics is complex, as demonstrated by experiments [42] that found that intense thermally stimulated emission from
ZnO required chemisorption of both oxygen and water. Experimental results [47] found a trap level for aluminium 0.65 eV above the
Fermi level based on PSE, and tunnelling from that level based on field stimulated emission.
Summary of EE
Exoelectron emission occurs readily from a variety of surfaces and is exceptionally sensitive to the state and history of the surface
[46]. This phenomenon has been comprehensively treated in an earlier review [45]. Exoelectrons are particularly important for
initiating tribochemical reactions [5, 48-50]. Fatigue wear [47] and wear and migration of solid-film lubricants may be correlated with
EE [61]. The mechanisms of EE are very complex and not well understood. Exoemission appears to be connected with the presence
of surface films, or possibly the interaction between gas molecules and a metal surface. The hypothesis that chemisorption of oxygen
often provides the energy for electron emission seems well justified. It is, however, likely that different combinations of the available
mechanical energy, chemical energy, adsorption energy, and thermal energy, balanced against a work function that changes as a result
of chemical action and surface combination, operate in different circumstances [13]. When external energy is supplied, in the form of
photons, thermal energy, or a static electric field, then the number of ejected electrons increases. Electrons released in this way are
stimulated exoelectrons. Chemisorptive stimulation of EE has also been considered. Bearing in mind all the above, the exoelectron
emission process can be described as a phenomenon evolving low-energy electrons from mechanically treated solid surfaces; the
intensity of EE can be enhanced by heating (TSE), irradiation with ultraviolet light (PSE), and an electric field (FSE). As already
mentioned, the deformation and fracture of surfaces emit not only electrons but also other particles (see Figure 2) and photons. Thus
fractoemission is an even more complex and challenging process than that of exoelectron emission.
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particles, photons, and phonons (see Figures 4 and 5). Fractoemission can often serve as a sensitive probe of crack growth and may
prove a useful tool for investigating molecular and microscopic events accompanying crack formation and for studying the failure
modes in a variety of materials [54]. Plastic deformation results in roughening due to intersection of slip lines with the surface. Usually,
this causes the break-up of any oxide layer and exposure of fresh micro-surface spots. As a consequence, lower work function
surfaces are exposed that yield readily observable increases in photoelectron emission. It has also been shown [63] that chemical
stimulated emission measurements
Figure 13: Apparatus used for simultaneous photon emission, electron emission, and frictional force
measurements in vacuum [55]
during loading and fracture of aluminium, magnesium, titanium, and zirconium provide information on the increase in fresh surface area.
In the case of titanium and zirconium, CSE shows an exponential acceleration in the production of new surface area after the onset of
the necking instability, confirmed by surface roughness measurements. For aluminium, CSE and photoelectron emission (PSE)
increase in a linear manner during loading, consistent with a nearly constant rate of new surface formation during deformation. In
contrast, for magnesium, CSE results indicate that constrained slip also appears to generate an exponential growth in the new surface
area with elongation. Interestingly, atomic force microscopy of the naked region in strained titanium samples shows dramatic increases
in surface roughness, in near agreement with the CSE results. A model has been developed to interpret these observations.Ba In
recent years very extensive and detailed research on fractoemission has been conducted [8, 53-55]. Fractoemission-related work
cannot be separated from the exoelectron emission phenomenon and triboemission. A good illustration of this is provided by Figure
13, which shows an apparatus for simultaneous exoelectron emission, photon emission, and fracture measurements, including frictional
force.
emission begins at a strain of less than 0.2% when the strain rate is 2.2 x 10 -4 s -1
emission is observed only at finite or non-zero strain rates, and ceases abruptly once deformation is stopped
emission occurs discontinuously, i.e., in bursts
during continuous deformation in total darkness at a constant strain rate, the electron emission rate increases rapidly to a
maximum, then decreases monotonically
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Summary of fractoemission
As major studies concerning fractoemission include fracture of oxide coatings on metals and fracture of crystals, it is feasible to state
that
Table 3. Summary of fractoemission references
Ref.
Stress type,
strain rate
Measurement system
Emission level
61
Tensile,
0.5 to 10 -4 s -1
Up to 450
counts/s
62
Tensile, 0.063
to 0.159 in/min
Up to 200
counts/s
37,
63
Tensile, until
rupture, 0.014%
s -1
Up to 1100
counts/s
Tensile, constant
strain rate
Up to 1.6 x 10 -7
Torr total
pressure increase
64
Tensile, 0.01425% s -1
Up to 50
counts/s
65
Tensile, 0.2% s
Up to 8 counts
'per burst'
Tensile and
three-point
bending until
fracture
Up to 14,000
counts/s for
sucrose
2 min
indentation (98294 N)
Arbitrary units
69
Three-point
bending until
fracture, 70
m/s
Up to 170nA
70,
71,
72
Core-rod
pullout, 2
mm/min
Up to 2000
counts/s
66,
67
68
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73
epoxy. 10 -5 Pa vacuum
High-density polyethylene
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-1
multiplier
counts/s
Up to 1100
counts/s
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triboemission of both negatively and positively charged particles was measured during the scratching of various metals, ceramics, and
polymers under boundary lubrication conditions with saturated hydrocarbons [80]. In general, the coefficient of friction does not
correlate with the emission level [76]. However, surface damage is an important factor for triboemission, but measurements often are
not reported [83] or correlated with the recorded triboemission level.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on previous work [37, 55] the general characteristics of the emission accompanying cleavage or fracture are as follows:
1. emission begins and is most intense during fracture; this means that the rate of production and decay of excitations is highest
during crack propagation
2. the vast majority of the detected negative charge consists of electrons
3. fractoemission continues after fracture, indicating that the fracture surfaces are in an activated state which relaxes, at least in
part, via non-radiative processes.
The creation of fresh surfaces under dry and/or boundary conditions of solids results in the emission of electrons, negative and positive
ions, neutral particles, photons, gases, and even X-rays. The term 'triboemission' is applied to all these processes. To understand
better the complexity of these processes as well as their significance for boundary lubrication, the present paper has reviewed not only
works directly encompassing triboemission issues but has also included selected information on related phenomena.
The diversity of experimental conditions makes it difficult to compare different results. Based primarily on the work of Nakayama and
Hashimoto [75-77, 81-83] the following conclusions can be drawn:
1. Triboemission of both negatively and positively charged particles appears during scratching of metals, ceramics, and polymers
under boundary lubrication conditions with and without saturated hydrocarbons. More negatively charged particles are emitted
than positively charged ones. The emission characteristics depend on the insulating capacity of the solid and the emission
intensity increases in the order: conductor < semiconductor < insulator.
2. The emission occurs in bursts and ceases when scratching stops. Emission can also continue after abrasion stops. The emission
intensity of both negatively and positively charged particles in insulators decreases as the hardness increases. For metals, the
increasing emission intensity correlates with the thickness of oxide films on the metal. The charge ratio of negative to positive
particles under boundary lubrication exceeds the value of 2 in saturated hydrocarbons (except in polytetrafluoroethylene).
3. Triboemission from ceramic materials depends on gas species and pressure. Emission shifts from minimum to maximum when
the gas pressure is varied in the range 10-104 Pa.
4. Surface contacts between solids under rubbing conditions give rise to specific physical effects, which, in combination with the
tribological system environment, provide important information for understanding the extremely complex and detailed issues of
the boundary lubrication process.
5. More sophisticated work is needed to account for the interesting and sometimes surprising results obtained in typical
experiments under boundary lubrication conditions.
Table 4. Triboemission apparatus: characteristic features and results from relevant research on the triboemission process
Ref.
Speed
Normal
force* (N)
(cm/s)
Maximum charged
particle emission level
Detection
system
23
(NR)
(NR)
6.5 x 10 -16 A
for 10 -5 Torr vacuum
(a)
74
1.0
5.5
Arbitrary units
(b)
75
0.5
6.3
Arbitrary units
(b)
76
0.5-1.5
7-12
Arbitrary units
(b) and
(c)
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77
1.5
Arbitrary units
(b) and
(c)
78
7.9
0.6
4x 10 -15 A
(d)
79,
80
5.3
(b)
1.5
(b) and
(c)
1.5
(b) and
(c)
1.5
(b) and
(c)
81
82
83
84,
85
0.44
2.2
(e)
86
0.2
5.2
(b), (c)
and (f)
87
0.1
0.25
4 x 105 counts/s
(e)
88
30-100
(NR)
24 pA negative emission as
collected from gas flow
(j)
Unknown
Types of species
Their energy
Proportion of electrons to
other negative particles
Energy of electrons and
other negative particles
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monomers
reduce wear
significantly
OctadecyI vinyl
ether, which
polymerises
according to
cationic
mechanism, does
not reduce wear
of Al2O3
Role of negatively
charged particles in
initiation of anionic
tribopolymerisation
Role of positively
charged particles in
initiation of
polycondensation
and
cationic vinyl
tribopolymerisation
Acknowledgment
Authors express their appreciation to the Surface Engineering and Tribology Program of the US National Science Foundation for its
support of this work under project number CMS-953 1661.
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Contents
C. Kajdas, M.J. Furey, A.L. Ritter, G.J. Molina; Triboemission as a Basic Part of the Boundary Friction Regime: A Review
Abstract
Introduction
Triboemission - a general description
Characteristics of the Solid Materials Used In Tribology
Triboemission Related Terminology
Exoelectron Emission (Exoemission): Conventional electron emission
Exoemission (EE)
Summary of EE
Fractoemission: Comparison of EE and fractoemission
Brief overview of fractoemission - related research
Summary of fractoemission
Research Apparatus and Triboemission
Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
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