Nanoscale Modulation of Friction and Triboelectrification via Surface Nanotexturing.
Qiang LiIn Ho ChoRana BiswasJaeyoun KimPublished in: Nano letters (2019)
Nanoscale contact electrification (CE) of elastomer surfaces and the resulting tribocharge formation are important in many branches of nanotechnology but their mechanism is not fully clarified. In this Letter, we investigate the mechanism using the recently discovered phenomenon of replica molding-induced nanoscale CE. By generating tribocharge distributions patterned in close correlation with the interfacial nanotextures, the phenomenon provides well-defined targets for the investigation. By applying a variety of scanning probe microscopy techniques (AFM/KPFM/EFM) and finite element modeling (FEM) to the tribocharge distributions, we extract a process model that can explain how their patterns are formed and affected by the interfacial nanotexture's morphology. It turns out that the cumulative distance of the elastomer's tangential sliding during the interfacial separation plays the key role in shaping the tribocharge's distribution pattern. The model proves remarkably universal, staying valid to nanotextures all the way down in the sub-10 nm regime. This replica molding-induced CE also turns out to be an effective tool for sculpting nanoscale tribocharge distributions into unconventional forms, such as rings, partial eclipses, and dumbbells. Both the model and the technique will prove useful in many areas of nanotechnology.
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