Understanding contact electrification <i>via</i> direct covalent bond cleavage of polymer chains for ultrahigh electrostatic charge density
Haiyan Fu, Jianliang Gong, Junhao Cao, Zehua Zhang, Zuchang Long, Bao Yang, Jianzhuang Chen, Yiwang Chen, Xiaoming Tao
Abstract
This study unveils a direct covalent bond cleavage mode within polymer chains for a unified and enhanced understanding of both electrostatic charges and mechanoradicals generated via contact electrification for ultrahigh charge density.
Topics & Concepts
Covalent bondContact electrificationPolymerElectrostaticsCharge densityElectrificationCleavage (geology)Materials scienceChemical physicsCharge (physics)Side chainChemistryTriboelectric effectPhysicsOrganic chemistryElectrical engineeringPhysical chemistryEngineeringComposite materialQuantum mechanicsFracture (geology)ElectricityAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsNeuroscience and Neural Engineering