Electrification of water: From basics to applications

Y Jin, C Wu, P Sun, M Wang, M Cui, C Zhang, Z Wang - Droplet, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As the most common but indispensable matter to humankind, water usually stays in a
macroscopically electric neutral state. Due to its inherent molecular polarity, however, water …

Contact-electro-catalysis for the degradation of organic pollutants using pristine dielectric powders

Z Wang, A Berbille, Y Feng, S Li, L Zhu, W Tang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mechanochemistry has been studied for some time, but research on the reactivity of charges
exchanged by contact-electrification (CE) during mechanical stimulation remains scarce …

Bubbles pinned on electrodes: Friends or foes of aqueous electrochemistry?

S Ciampi, KS Iyer - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrochemists and engineers regard adherent gas bubbles as redox-inactive and
therefore blocking entities. Adhesion of bubbles at electrodes generally carries an energy …

Mechanism of in-plane and out-of-plane tribovoltaic direct-current transport with a metal/oxide/metal dynamic heterojunction

M Benner, R Yang, L Lin, M Liu, H Li… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interfacial layer engineering has been demonstrated as an effective strategy for boosting
power output in semiconductor-based dynamic direct-current (DC) generators, although the …

Electrostatic charges regulate chemiluminescence by electron transfer at the liquid–solid interface

J Zhang, S Lin, ZL Wang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
The role of the electrostatic environment in chemical reactions has long been an important
research field, but most studies have focused on the influence of external electric fields on …

Ultra− Wide Range Vibration Frequency Detection Sensors Based on Elastic Steel Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Intelligent Machinery Monitoring

X Huang, C Zhang, H Pang, Z Zhao, Q Zhang, X Li… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vibration measurement and analysis play an important role in diagnosing mechanical faults,
but existing vibration sensors are limited by issues such as dependence on external power …

Surface engineering and on-site charge neutralization for the regulation of contact electrification

Y Zheng, S Ma, E Benassi, Y Feng, S Xu, N Luo, Y Liu… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrostatic charges can accumulate on insulator surfaces under contact electrification,
resulting in hazardous conditions. Despite significant progress in eliminating charges of …

Control of triboelectrification on Al–metal surfaces through microstructural design

M Feng, S Ma, Y Liu, Y Zheng, Y Feng, H Wang… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The instantaneous discharge of accumulated static charge due to contact electrification can
cause irreversible damage to electrostatic-sensitive systems. Despite major advances in …

Improving the performances of direct-current triboelectric nanogenerators with surface chemistry

X Lyu, S Ciampi - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs)–small and portable devices
designed to harvest electricity from mechanical vibrations and friction–have matured from a …

Field‐assisted thermionic emission toward quantitative modeling of charge‐transfer mechanisms in contact electrification

X Xia, H Wang, Y Zi - SmartMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Charge transfer mechanisms of contact electrification (CE) are essential for widening
applications of the triboelectric nanogenerator, and thus are widely studied by scientists …