Journal article
Engineering Polymer Interfaces: A Review toward Controlling Triboelectric Surface Charge
A Šutka, L Lapčinskis, D He, H Kim, JD Berry, J Bai, M Knite, AV Ellis, CK Jeong, PC Sherrell
Advanced Materials Interfaces | Published : 2023
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Abstract
Contact electrification and triboelectric charging are areas of intense research. Despite their low ability to accept or donate electrons, polymer insulator based triboelectric nanogenerators have emerged as highly efficient mechanical-to-electrical conversion devices. Here, it is reviewed the structure–property–performance of polymer insulators in triboelectric nanogenerators and focus on tools that can be used to directly enhance charge generation, via altering a polymer's mechanical, thermal, chemical, and topographical properties. In addition to the discussion of these fundamental properties, the use of additives to locally manipulate the polymer surface structure is discussed. The link ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
H.K. and C.K.J. acknowledge that this work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (Ministry of Science and ICT, MSIT) (2022R1A2C4002037 and 2022R1A4A3032923). A.S. acknowledges support from the Latvian national research program Project No. VPP-EM-FOTONIKA-2022/1-0001 "Smart Materials, Photonics, Technologies and Engineering Ecosystems." P.C.S. acknowledges support from the Elizabeth & Vernon Puzey Foundation at the University of Melbourne, and the Senior Vice Chancellors Research Fellowship scheme at RMIT University. J.D.B is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT220100319) funded by the Australian Government. D. H. and J. B. acknowledge the financial support from the French National Research Agency through the "Investissements d'Avenir" program (reference: ANR-10-LABX-0035, Labex NanoSaclay).Open access publishing facilitated by RMIT University, as part of the Wiley - RMIT University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.