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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Jinyang
dc.contributor.authorSu, Chao
dc.contributor.authorRogers, Fergus JM
dc.contributor.authorDarwish, Nadim
dc.contributor.authorCoote, Michelle L
dc.contributor.authorCiampi, Simone
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-31T00:14:43Z
dc.date.available2020-05-31T00:14:43Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationZhang, J. and Su, C. and Rogers, F.J.M. and Darwish, N. and Coote, M.L. and Ciampi, S. 2020. Irreproducibility in the triboelectric charging of insulators: evidence of a non-monotonic charge versus contact time relationship. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22: pp. 11671-11677.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79499
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/d0cp01317j
dc.description.abstract

Here, we investigate the development and relaxation of static charges on the surface of plastic materials that are first brought in contact, and then macroscopically separated. Experimentalists dealing with the static electrification of insulators are aware of difficulties predictably attaining, and precisely reproducing, a given charging magnitude. Here we have observed for the first time that in homo-systems (e.g. PTFE rubbed against PTFE) charge densities reach the maximum value after a material-specific contact time. Attempts to charge a sample beyond its peak value leads to a progressive drop in charge. We propose this drop to result both from the electrostatically driven segregation of polymer ionic fragments, as well as from the discharge of unstable fragments by dielectric breakdown when a sufficiently high surface charge density is reached. We therefore highlight the general existence of two branches in the charging versus charging time curve: the assumption of a monotonous charging slope holds only left or right of the charging maxima and to achieve a specific charge density, care has to be taken to remain within one branch. Differences between materials in the tribocharging peak time are shown to reflect difference in material transfer rates and water adsorption, rather than differences in electronic factors such as the relative stability of cationic and anionic fragments.

dc.languageeng
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190100735
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT190100148
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL170100041
dc.titleIrreproducibility in the triboelectric charging of insulators: evidence of a non-monotonic charge versus contact time relationship.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn1463-9076
dcterms.source.titlePhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
dc.date.updated2020-05-31T00:14:42Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidCiampi, Simone [0000-0002-8272-8454]
curtin.contributor.researcheridCiampi, Simone [D-9129-2014]
dcterms.source.eissn1463-9084
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridCiampi, Simone [21733701500]


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