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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

2024Energy & Environmental Science14 citationsDOI

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