“…To determine the anti-wear and friction-reducing mechanisms of the PF/BNCs, the XPS spectra (elements C, O, B, N, Fe) of the wear scratches of PF/BNCs before and after heat treatment at 100 °C were investigated (see Figure 11 ). The high-resolution C1s spectrum of the worn surfaces of PF/BNCs is divided into the peaks of C-C (283.7 eV), carbon (284.7 eV), C=C (285.2 eV), C-O (286.4 eV), and C=O (285.7 eV) [ 27 ]. On the other hand, the high-resolution C1s spectrum of the worn surfaces of PF/BNCs heat-treated at 100 °C is divided into the peaks of C=N (285.2 eV), carbon (284.8 eV), C-C/C-H (284.1 eV), carbide (282.8 eV), and other groups (283.4 eV).…”