Liquid-solid contact electrification through the lens of surface and interface science

Z Chen, Y Lu, R Li, D Li, B Xiang, J Li, Q Liu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are cutting-edge technology that converts mechanical
energy into electrical energy through contact electrification (CE). The CE process involves …

Kinetic drop friction

X Li, F Bodziony, M Yin, H Marschall, R Berger… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Liquid drops sliding on tilted surfaces is an everyday phenomenon and is important for many
industrial applications. Still, it is impossible to predict the drop's sliding velocity. To make a …

Surface charge deposition by moving drops reduces contact angles

X Li, AD Ratschow, S Hardt, HJ Butt - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Slide electrification—the spontaneous charge separation by sliding aqueous drops—can
lead to an electrostatic potential in the order of 1 kV and change drop motion substantially …

Control of spontaneous charging of sliding water drops by plasma-surface treatment

F Darvish, S Shumaly, X Li, Y Dong, D Diaz, M Khani… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Slide electrification is the spontaneous separation of electric charges at the rear of water
drops sliding over solid surfaces. This study delves into how surfaces treated with a low …

[PDF][PDF] Charge separation of bouncing water drops on hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces

D Díaz - 2023 - pure.mpg.de
In this thesis, I investigate experimentally and theoretically the mechanism behind the
charge separation of neutral water drops rebounding from hydrophobic and …