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Quantifying the triboelectric series

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  • Haiyang Zou

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Ying Zhang

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Litong Guo

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    China University of Mining and Technology)

  • Peihong Wang

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Xu He

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Guozhang Dai

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Haiwu Zheng

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Chaoyu Chen

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Aurelia Chi Wang

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Cheng Xu

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    China University of Mining and Technology)

  • Zhong Lin Wang

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Triboelectrification is a well-known phenomenon that commonly occurs in nature and in our lives at any time and any place. Although each and every material exhibits triboelectrification, its quantification has not been standardized. A triboelectric series has been qualitatively ranked with regards to triboelectric polarization. Here, we introduce a universal standard method to quantify the triboelectric series for a wide range of polymers, establishing quantitative triboelectrification as a fundamental materials property. By measuring the tested materials with a liquid metal in an environment under well-defined conditions, the proposed method standardizes the experimental set up for uniformly quantifying the surface triboelectrification of general materials. The normalized triboelectric charge density is derived to reveal the intrinsic character of polymers for gaining or losing electrons. This quantitative triboelectric series may serve as a textbook standard for implementing the application of triboelectrification for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing.

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  • Haiyang Zou & Ying Zhang & Litong Guo & Peihong Wang & Xu He & Guozhang Dai & Haiwu Zheng & Chaoyu Chen & Aurelia Chi Wang & Cheng Xu & Zhong Lin Wang, 2019. "Quantifying the triboelectric series," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09461-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09461-x
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