“…However, its boundary lubricating capacity is poor, and it urgently needs high-performance additives to increase the lubrication properties urgently. Ionic liquids (ILs), a potential material in lubricating yield, have attracted more attention as lubricant additives due to the unique structure, great thermostability, high chemical stability, and so on. − Besides, carbon dots (CDs) as a nano carbon material also have tremendous potentials in lubrication area − because of the tiny size, abundant surface groups, and great adsorption ability on the friction interface. − The oil-soluble ionic liquid, ,, CDs , or other nanoparticles as PAO additives exhibit great friction reduction and antiwear properties. In the lubrication application, the dispersion stability between nanoparticles and base oil is a main challenge. , Nevertheless, the existence of surface polar groups will result in poor compatibility between synthesized CDs and PAO, limiting the application of CDs as nonpolar oil additives.…”