Contact Electrification at the Liquid–Solid Interface
2021
Lin, Shiquan | Chen, Xiangyu | Wang, Zhong Lin
Interfaces between a liquid and a solid (L–S) are the most important surface science in chemistry, catalysis, energy, and even biology. Formation of an electric double layer (EDL) at the L–S interface has been attributed due to the adsorption of a layer of ions at the solid surface, which causes the ions in the liquid to redistribute. Although the existence of a layer of charges on a solid surface is always assumed, the origin of the charges is not extensively explored. Recent studies of contact electrification (CE) between a liquid and a solid suggest that electron transfer plays a dominant role at the initial stage for forming the charge layer at the L–S interface. Here, we review the recent works about electron transfer in liquid–solid CE, including scenerios such as liquid–insulator, liquid–semiconductor, and liquid–metal. Formation of the EDL is revisited considering the existence of electron transfer at the L–S interface. Furthermore, the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technique based on the liquid–solid CE is introduced, which can be used not only for harvesting mechanical energy from a liquid but also as a probe for probing the charge transfer at liquid–solid interfaces.
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