Investigating the Influence of Friction and Material Wear on Triboelectric Charge Transfer in Metal-Polymer Contacts

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This measurement circuit allows for the accurate measurement of contact potential difference (CPD) and total triboelectric charge generated within the tribometer contact. These electronic properties can now be effectively compared with tribological parameters such as contact force, relative sample velocity, and friction coefficient (μ) for varying contacts. In this study we present our apparatus, alongside our findings regarding the influence of material wear mechanisms and friction on the accumulation and dissipation of triboelectric contact charges. Triboelectric Nanogenerator Contact Electrification Polymer Wear Polymer Tribology Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 07 Apr, 2022 Read the published version in Tribology Letters → Version 1 posted Reviews received at journal 15 Jan, 2022 Reviewers invited by journal 15 Jan, 2022 Editor assigned by journal 15 Jan, 2022 First submitted to journal 10 Jan, 2022 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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