Groundbreaking Study Reveals How Rubbing Generates Static Electricity

ldr: Shear forces set up a nano-scale front/back electric potential difference.

Arxiv: [1]

ACS Nanolett paper: [2]

[1] https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.16083

[2] https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c03656