Bipolar surface charging by evaporating water droplets
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| author | Singh, Nitish Ratschow, Aaron D. Aslam, Nabeel Daniel, Dan |
| author_facet | Singh, Nitish Ratschow, Aaron D. Aslam, Nabeel Daniel, Dan |
| contents | Surface charging is a ubiquitous phenomenon with important consequences. On one hand, surface charging underpins emerging technologies such as triboelectric nanogenerators; on the other, uncontrolled charging can damage delicate nanostructures and devices. Despite its significance, surface charging by evaporating water droplets remains poorly understood. Here, using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy, we spatially resolve the surface-charge patterns from evaporating droplets and propose a physical model that quantitatively explains the origin of bipolar charging. |
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| spellingShingle | Bipolar surface charging by evaporating water droplets Singh, Nitish Ratschow, Aaron D. Aslam, Nabeel Daniel, Dan Soft Condensed Matter Surface charging is a ubiquitous phenomenon with important consequences. On one hand, surface charging underpins emerging technologies such as triboelectric nanogenerators; on the other, uncontrolled charging can damage delicate nanostructures and devices. Despite its significance, surface charging by evaporating water droplets remains poorly understood. Here, using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy, we spatially resolve the surface-charge patterns from evaporating droplets and propose a physical model that quantitatively explains the origin of bipolar charging. |
| title | Bipolar surface charging by evaporating water droplets |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08884 |