Does Flexoelectricity Drive Triboelectricity?

The triboelectric effect, charge transfer during sliding, is well established but the thermodynamic driver is not well understood. We hypothesize here that flexoelectric potential differences induced by inhomogeneous strains at nanoscale asperities drive tribocharge separation. Modeling single asper...

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Published in:	Physical review letters Vol. 123; no. 11; p. 1
Main Authors:	Mizzi, C. A., Lin, A. Y. W., Marks, L. D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	College Park American Physical Society 12.09.2019
Subjects:	Asperity Charge density Charge materials Charge transfer Charging Indentation Surface charge Triboelectric effect
ISSN:	0031-9007, 1079-7114, 1079-7114
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