Recent Progress of Chemical Reactions Induced by Contact Electrification [PDF]
MoleculesContact electrification (CE) spans from atomic to macroscopic scales, facilitating charge transfer between materials upon contact. This interfacial charge exchange, occurring in solid–solid (S–S) or solid–liquid (S–L) systems, initiates radical ...
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Contact-electrification-activated artificial afferents at femtojoule energy [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 Low power electronics endowed with artificial intelligence and biological afferent characters are beneficial to neuromorphic sensory network. Here, the authors report contact-electrification-activated artificial afferent at femtojoule energy, which is ...
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Thermodynamic driving forces in contact electrification between polymeric materials [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Contact electrification, or contact charging, refers to the process of static charge accumulation after rubbing, or even simple touching, of two materials. Despite its relevance in static electricity, various natural phenomena, and numerous technologies,
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Liquid-solid contact electrification when water droplets hit living plant leaves [PDF]
Communications Materials, 2022 Contact electrification can generate useable charge on a variety of surfaces. Here, surface charge creation when a single water droplet hits various plant leaves is investigated, including the effect of droplet characteristics and whether the plant leaf ...
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An Evaluation System for the Contact Electrification of a Single Microparticle Using Microelectromechanical-Based Actuated Tweezers [PDF]
Sensors, 2018 The image quality of laser and multi-function printers that make use of electrophotography depends on the amount of surface charge generated by contact electrification on the toner particles.
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Quantifying electron-transfer in liquid-solid contact electrification and the formation of electric double-layer [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 The identity of charge carriers (electron or ion) in contact electrification has been discussed for many years. Here, the authors demonstrate that the electron transfer paly an important role in liquid-solid contact electrification and the formation ...
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Contact De-electrification of Electrostatically Charged Polymers [PDF]
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014 The contact electrification of insulating organic polymers is still incompletely understood, in part because multiple fundamental mechanisms may contribute to the movement of charge.
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Understanding contact electrification at liquid–solid interfaces from surface electronic structure [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 Understanding contact electrification within the liquid–solid interface is critical for further applications in energy conversion and storage devices. Here, the authors reveal liquid–solid interactions regarding the charge transfer mechanism and pinning ...
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Contact Electrification of Liquid Droplets Impacting Living Plant Leaves
AgronomyContact electrification has attracted interest as a mechanism for generating electrical charges on surfaces. To explore the factors contributing to electrification by droplets impacting the leaf surface, high-speed image capture and current measurements ...
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The mosaic of surface charge in contact electrification [PDF]
Science, 2011 When dielectric materials are brought into contact and then separated, they develop static electricity. For centuries, it has been assumed that such contact charging derives from the spatially homogeneous material properties (along the material's ...
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