Heterogeneity of Surface Potential in Contact Electrification under Ambient Conditions: a comparison of pre- and post-contact states
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We measured the pattern of charging by contact electrification, following contact between a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp and a glass substrate with gold electrodes. We used scanning Kelvin probe microscopy to map the surface potential at the same regions before and after contact, allowing a point-by-point comparison. After contact, the mean surface potential of the glass shifted by 360 mV and micron-scale heterogeneity appeared with a magnitude of ~100 mV. The gold electrodes showed charge transfer but no discernible heterogeneity. These results show that contact electrification causes heterogeneity of surface potential even on non-polymer surfaces such as glass under ambient conditions.
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