Review Article

Tribochemistry of Ionic Liquid Lubricant on Magnetic Media

Table 7

Heat of adsorption and desorption of the lubricants on the surface.

Structure and lubricant numberDielectric constant**Heat of adsorption/erg cm−2Heat of desorption/erg cm−2

C7F15CO O C18H31 (2)2.012.11.0
C7F15CO NH C18H31* (4)2.362.71.9
C7F15 OH3N+C18H31 (6)2.6618.9Not detected

*Stearyl amide is slightly soluble in the solvent, therefore, the double bonded lubricants are used. **Dielectric constant is measured at 3 MHz.