Control of triboelectric charges on common polymers by photoexcitation of organic dyes

S. Doruk Cezan; Atakan A. Nalbant; Muhammed Buyuktemiz; Yavuz Dede; H. Tarik Baytekin; Bilge Baytekin

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-08037-5

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Control of triboelectric charges on common polymers by photoexcitation of organic dyes

S. Doruk Cezan,
Atakan A. Nalbant,
Muhammed Buyuktemiz,
Yavuz Dede,
H. Tarik Baytekin,
Bilge Baytekin

Affiliations

S. Doruk Cezan: Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University
Atakan A. Nalbant: Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University
Muhammed Buyuktemiz: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gazi University
Yavuz Dede: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gazi University
H. Tarik Baytekin: UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University
Bilge Baytekin: Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08037-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Contact charging of insulators is a significant problem for various industries, such as plastics, electronics, and space. Here the authors gain spatial and temporal control of discharge of triboelectrically charged polymers upon illumination of a set of common organic dyes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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