Solid-Liquid Contact Electrification

Dr. Zong-Hong Lin is currently Associate Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. His research interests include the understanding of triboelectrification mechanisms, the development of active portable sensors for biomedical monitoring, the design of highly efficient catalysts for environmental purification and self-powered systems with controllable disinfection performance.

• Chapter 1. Overview of contact electrification and triboelectric devices1.1 Introduction 1.2 Solid-solid contact electrification (TENG)1.3 Triboelectric devices (TENG)1.4 Impact and applications of solid-solid triboelectric devices1.5 Potential challenges of solid-solid triboelectric devicesChapter 2. Solid-liquid contact electrification2.1 Electron transfer mechanism 2.2 Ion transfer mechanism2.3 Role of surface wettability2.4 Strategies for the enhancement of surface charge transfer2.5 Environmental effectsChapter 3. Interacting modes of contact liquid3.1 Droplet contacting mode3.2 Flow contacting mode3.3 Wave contacting mode 3.4 Other potential contacting modesChapter 4. Operating principles of solid-liquid triboelectric devices4.1 Sliding mode4.2 Contact separation mode 4.3 Single electrode mode4.4 Free standing mode Chapter 5. Intrinsic properties of solid contact materials 5.1 Physical property5.2 Electrical propertyChapter 6. Extrinsic properties of solid contact materials 6.1 Surface morphology(a) 1-3 dimensional nano- and micro-structures(b) bio-inspired compositions and structures 6.2 Surface modification(a) Chemical modification(b) Electrical modificationChapter 7. Influence of liquid contact materials7.1 Liquid polarity7.2 Ionic activity Chapter 8. Applications: solid-liquid interactive electrokinetic devices8.1 Mechanisms8.2 Operating principles8.3 Device design strategies 8.4 Properties of solid contact materials8.5 Properties of liquid contact materialsChapter 9. Applications: Self-powered sensors and systems9.1 Chemical sensors9.2 Physical sensors9.3 Actuators and other electronicsChapter 10. Applications: energy harvesting devices10.1 Rain drop energy harvesting devices.10.2 Sea wave energy harvesting devices.10.3 Hybrid energy harvesting devices.Chapter 11. Conclusions11.1 At the level of devices11.2 At the level of systems