TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Redox Atmosphere on Contact Electrification of Polymers
AU - Sun, Lin Lin
AU - Lin, Shi Quan
AU - Tang, Wei
AU - Chen, Xi
AU - Wang, Zhong Lin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/12/22
Y1 - 2020/12/22
N2 - The Triboelectric Nanogenerator has demonstrated broad applications in energy, environmental, and electronic fields, as well as huge potential in the mechanism study of contact electrification, since 2012. Herein, we employed a Triboelectric Nanogenerator working in vertical contact-separation mode to study the electrification performance of the polymer under redox atmosphere. The results show that the electron-withdrawing ability of the polymer is weakened with increasing O3 concentration. Considering that O3 is typically one of the strongest oxidants, we further studied the electrification performance under H2, CO, and O2 atmosphere. It is found that the electron-withdrawing ability was predictably weakened under O2 atmosphere similar to the case of O3. On the contrary, the electron-withdrawing ability was enhanced under H2 and CO atmosphere. Accordingly, a theoretical mechanism involving the highest occupied surface state level is proposed to explain the effect of redox atmosphere on contact electrification. These results clarify that contact electrification can be varied by redox agents. Conversely, it also suggests the possibility to manipulate the redox reactions through the modification of contact electrification.
AB - The Triboelectric Nanogenerator has demonstrated broad applications in energy, environmental, and electronic fields, as well as huge potential in the mechanism study of contact electrification, since 2012. Herein, we employed a Triboelectric Nanogenerator working in vertical contact-separation mode to study the electrification performance of the polymer under redox atmosphere. The results show that the electron-withdrawing ability of the polymer is weakened with increasing O3 concentration. Considering that O3 is typically one of the strongest oxidants, we further studied the electrification performance under H2, CO, and O2 atmosphere. It is found that the electron-withdrawing ability was predictably weakened under O2 atmosphere similar to the case of O3. On the contrary, the electron-withdrawing ability was enhanced under H2 and CO atmosphere. Accordingly, a theoretical mechanism involving the highest occupied surface state level is proposed to explain the effect of redox atmosphere on contact electrification. These results clarify that contact electrification can be varied by redox agents. Conversely, it also suggests the possibility to manipulate the redox reactions through the modification of contact electrification.
KW - electron-withdrawing ability
KW - near space
KW - polymer electrification
KW - redox atmosphere
KW - triboelectric nanogenerator
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097890036&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/acsnano.0c07480
DO - 10.1021/acsnano.0c07480
M3 - Article
C2 - 33210533
AN - SCOPUS:85097890036
SN - 1936-0851
VL - 14
SP - 17354
EP - 17364
JO - ACS Nano
JF - ACS Nano
IS - 12
ER -