2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020
How Flexoelectricity Drives Triboelectricity
Christopher A. Mizzi, Laurence D. Marks
Triboelectricity has been known since antiquity, but the fundamental physics underlying this phenomenon lacks consensus. We present a flexoelectric model for triboelectricity where…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019
Does Flexoelectricity Drive Triboelectricity?
Christopher A. Mizzi, Alex Y. W. Lin, Laurence D. Marks
The triboelectric effect, charge transfer during sliding, is well established but the thermodynamic driver is not well understood. We hypothesize here that flexoelectric potential…