On the material-dependent charge transfer mechanism of the contact electrification

X Xia, H Wang, H Guo, C Xu, Y Zi - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Although contact electrification (CE) has been discovered for more than 2600 years, its
dominant charge transfer mechanism by either electrons or materials/ions continues to …

Electrode selection rules for enhancing the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators and the role of few-layers graphene

G Pace, A Ansaldo, M Serri, S Lauciello, F Bonaccorso - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of portable and wearable electronics requiring only few tens of microwatts
to operate fosters the search for low power energy sources. Moreover, the fast-growing …

The relationship between static charge and shape

RK Pandey, CK Ao, W Lim, Y Sun, X Di… - ACS Central …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The amount of charge of a material has always been regarded as a property (or state) of
materials and can be measured precisely and specifically. This study describes for the first …

[HTML][HTML] Shape and charge: Faraday's ice pail experiment revisited

J Zhang, S Ciampi - 2020 - ACS Publications
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Irreproducibility in the triboelectric charging of insulators: evidence of a non-monotonic charge versus contact time relationship

JM Fergus - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we investigate the development and relaxation of static charges on the surface of
plastic materials that are first brought in contact, and then macroscopically separated …

Static electrification of plastics under friction: The position of engineering‐grade polyethylene terephthalate in the triboelectric series

J Zhang, N Darwish, ML Coote… - Advanced Engineering …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is an emerging trend to replace moving metallic parts, such as bearings or bushes,
with plastic components. The electrostatic hazard associated with plastic components …

Triboelectrification and triboelectrochemical reactivity of electrically insulating plastics

J Zhang - 2020 - espace.curtin.edu.au
The phenomenon of contact charging has been known since ancient times, with widespread
applications. Yet, its most basic foundations, such as the charge carries (ions or electrons) …