Review Article

Tribochemistry of Ionic Liquid Lubricant on Magnetic Media

Table 5

Mode assignment and peak positions for the ammonium salt and amide in KBr and as adsorbed on a magnetic layer.

Peak position/cm−1
AmideAmmonium saltVibration mode
Bulk FilmBalk Film

2918292829182918CH2 asymmetric stretching
2850285628502858CH2 symmetric stretching
16741674COO asymmetric stretching
14041404COO symmetric stretching
1692CO stretching
123212321246CF2 asymmetric stretching (E1 symmetry)
120612061218CF2 asymmetric stretching (A2 symmetry) + CF3 stretching
114811501156CF2 symmetric stretching (E1 symmetry)