Scott R Waitukaitis
33 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19278 |

Sobarzo Ponce JCA, Pertl F, Balazs D, Costanzo T, Sauer M, Foelske A, Ostermann M, Pichler CM, Wang Y, Nagata Y, Bonn M, Waitukaitis SR. 2025. Spontaneous ordering of identical materials into a triboelectric series. Nature. 638(8051), 664–669.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17373 |

Lenton IC, Pertl F, Shafeek LB, Waitukaitis SR. 2024. Beyond the blur: Using experimentally determined point spread functions to improve scanning Kelvin probe imaging. Journal of Applied Physics. 136(4), 045305.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15322
Sobarzo Ponce JCA, Waitukaitis SR. 2024. Multiple charge carrier species as a possible cause for triboelectric cycles. Physical Review E. 109(3), L032108.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14514 |

Binysh J, Chakraborty I, Chubynsky MV, Diaz Melian VL, Waitukaitis SR, Sprittles JE, Souslov A. 2023. Modeling Leidenfrost levitation of soft elastic solids. Physical Review Letters. 131(16), 168201.
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2023 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 14523 |

Binysh J, Chakraborty I, Chubynsky M, Diaz Melian VL, Waitukaitis SR, Sprittles J, Souslov A. 2023. SouslovLab/PRL2023-ModellingLeidenfrostLevitationofSoftElasticSolids: v1.0.1, Zenodo, 10.5281/ZENODO.8329143.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12789 |

Mujica N, Waitukaitis SR. 2023. Accurate determination of the shapes of granular charge distributions. Physical Review E. 107(3), 034901.
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2023 | Published | Conference Abstract | IST-REx-ID: 14864 |

Stöllner A, Lenton IC, Muller CJ, Waitukaitis SR. 2023. Measuring spontaneous charging of single aerosol particles. EGU General Assembly 2023. EGU General Assembly, 6166.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13197 |

Grosjean GM, Waitukaitis SR. 2023. Asymmetries in triboelectric charging: Generalizing mosaic models to different-material samples and sliding contacts. Physical Review Materials. 7(6), 065601.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12697 |

Grosjean GM, Waitukaitis SR. 2023. Single-collision statistics reveal a global mechanism driven by sample history for contact electrification in granular media. Physical Review Letters. 130(9), 098202.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12109 |

Pertl F, Sobarzo Ponce JCA, Shafeek LB, Cramer T, Waitukaitis SR. 2022. Quantifying nanoscale charge density features of contact-charged surfaces with an FEM/KPFM-hybrid approach. Physical Review Materials. 6(12), 125605.
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8101 |

Grosjean GM, Wald S, Sobarzo Ponce JCA, Waitukaitis SR. 2020. Quantitatively consistent scale-spanning model for same-material tribocharging. Physical Review Materials. 4(8), 082602.
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6763
Khattak HK, Waitukaitis SR, Slepkov AD. 2019. Microwave induced mechanical activation of hydrogel dimers. Soft Matter. 15(29), 5804–5809.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 124
Waitukaitis SR, Schrader D, Nagashima K, Davidson J, Mccoy T, Conolly Jr H, Lauretta D. 2018. The retention of dust in protoplanetary disks: evidence from agglomeration olivine chondrules from the outer solar system. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 223, 405–421.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 95 |

Lee V, James N, Waitukaitis SR, Jaeger H. 2018. Collisional charging of individual submillimeter particles: Using ultrasonic levitation to initiate and track charge transfer. Physical Review Materials. 2(3), 035602.
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 123 |

Waitukaitis SR, Zuiderwijk A, Souslov A, Coulais C, Van Hecke M. 2017. Coupling the Leidenfrost effect and elastic deformations to power sustained bouncing. Nature Physics. 13(11), 1095–1099.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 122 |

Waitukaitis SR, Van Hecke M. 2016. Origami building blocks: Generic and special four-vertices. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 93(2), 023003.
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2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 121 |

Waitukaitis SR, Menaut R, Chen B, Van Hecke M. 2015. Origami multistability: From single vertices to metasheets. APS Physics, Physical Review Letters. 114(5), 055503.
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2014 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 119 |

Waitukaitis SR, Lee V, Pierson J, Forman S, Jaeger H. 2014. Size-dependent same-material tribocharging in insulating grains. APS Physics, Physical Review Letters. 112(21), 218001.
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2013 | Published | Conference Paper | IST-REx-ID: 117
Jaeger H, Miskin M, Waitukaitis SR. 2013. From nanoscale cohesion to macroscale entanglement: opportunities for designing granular aggregate behaviour by tailoring grain shape and interactions. AIP Conference Proceedings. Powders and Grains vol. 1542, 3–6.
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2012 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 114 |

Waitukaitis SR, Jaeger H. 2012. Solidification of a cornstarch and water suspension. Revista Cubana de Fisica. 29(1E), 1E31-1E33.
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2011 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 112 |

Waitukaitis SR, Grütjen H, Royer J, Jaeger H. 2011. Droplet and cluster formation in freely falling granular streams. Physical Review E. 83(5), 051302.
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2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 128 |

Carr A, Serchest Y, Waitukaitis SR, Perreault J, Lonij V, Cronin A. 2007. Cover slip external cavity diode laser. Review of Scientific Instruments. 78(10), 106108.
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Advanced Leidenfrost Effect (LeidenForce)
2025-01-01 – 2028-12-31
European Commission
2019-08-01 – 2020-05-01
Netherlands Research Centre for Integrated Solid Earth Sciences
2021-01-01 – 2025-12-31
European Research Council
33 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19278 |

Sobarzo Ponce JCA, Pertl F, Balazs D, Costanzo T, Sauer M, Foelske A, Ostermann M, Pichler CM, Wang Y, Nagata Y, Bonn M, Waitukaitis SR. 2025. Spontaneous ordering of identical materials into a triboelectric series. Nature. 638(8051), 664–669.
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17373 |

Lenton IC, Pertl F, Shafeek LB, Waitukaitis SR. 2024. Beyond the blur: Using experimentally determined point spread functions to improve scanning Kelvin probe imaging. Journal of Applied Physics. 136(4), 045305.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15322
Sobarzo Ponce JCA, Waitukaitis SR. 2024. Multiple charge carrier species as a possible cause for triboelectric cycles. Physical Review E. 109(3), L032108.
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| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14514 |

Binysh J, Chakraborty I, Chubynsky MV, Diaz Melian VL, Waitukaitis SR, Sprittles JE, Souslov A. 2023. Modeling Leidenfrost levitation of soft elastic solids. Physical Review Letters. 131(16), 168201.
[Published Version]
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2023 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 14523 |

Binysh J, Chakraborty I, Chubynsky M, Diaz Melian VL, Waitukaitis SR, Sprittles J, Souslov A. 2023. SouslovLab/PRL2023-ModellingLeidenfrostLevitationofSoftElasticSolids: v1.0.1, Zenodo, 10.5281/ZENODO.8329143.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12789 |

Mujica N, Waitukaitis SR. 2023. Accurate determination of the shapes of granular charge distributions. Physical Review E. 107(3), 034901.
[Published Version]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2023 | Published | Conference Abstract | IST-REx-ID: 14864 |

Stöllner A, Lenton IC, Muller CJ, Waitukaitis SR. 2023. Measuring spontaneous charging of single aerosol particles. EGU General Assembly 2023. EGU General Assembly, 6166.
[Published Version]
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13197 |

Grosjean GM, Waitukaitis SR. 2023. Asymmetries in triboelectric charging: Generalizing mosaic models to different-material samples and sliding contacts. Physical Review Materials. 7(6), 065601.
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| arXiv
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12697 |

Grosjean GM, Waitukaitis SR. 2023. Single-collision statistics reveal a global mechanism driven by sample history for contact electrification in granular media. Physical Review Letters. 130(9), 098202.
[Preprint]
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12109 |

Pertl F, Sobarzo Ponce JCA, Shafeek LB, Cramer T, Waitukaitis SR. 2022. Quantifying nanoscale charge density features of contact-charged surfaces with an FEM/KPFM-hybrid approach. Physical Review Materials. 6(12), 125605.
[Preprint]
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| DOI
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| WoS
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8101 |

Grosjean GM, Wald S, Sobarzo Ponce JCA, Waitukaitis SR. 2020. Quantitatively consistent scale-spanning model for same-material tribocharging. Physical Review Materials. 4(8), 082602.
[Published Version]
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| WoS
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6763
Khattak HK, Waitukaitis SR, Slepkov AD. 2019. Microwave induced mechanical activation of hydrogel dimers. Soft Matter. 15(29), 5804–5809.
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 124
Waitukaitis SR, Schrader D, Nagashima K, Davidson J, Mccoy T, Conolly Jr H, Lauretta D. 2018. The retention of dust in protoplanetary disks: evidence from agglomeration olivine chondrules from the outer solar system. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 223, 405–421.
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| DOI
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 95 |

Lee V, James N, Waitukaitis SR, Jaeger H. 2018. Collisional charging of individual submillimeter particles: Using ultrasonic levitation to initiate and track charge transfer. Physical Review Materials. 2(3), 035602.
[Preprint]
View
| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
| arXiv
2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 123 |

Waitukaitis SR, Zuiderwijk A, Souslov A, Coulais C, Van Hecke M. 2017. Coupling the Leidenfrost effect and elastic deformations to power sustained bouncing. Nature Physics. 13(11), 1095–1099.
[Preprint]
View
| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
| arXiv
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 122 |

Waitukaitis SR, Van Hecke M. 2016. Origami building blocks: Generic and special four-vertices. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 93(2), 023003.
[Preprint]
View
| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
| arXiv
2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 121 |

Waitukaitis SR, Menaut R, Chen B, Van Hecke M. 2015. Origami multistability: From single vertices to metasheets. APS Physics, Physical Review Letters. 114(5), 055503.
[Preprint]
View
| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
| arXiv
2014 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 119 |

Waitukaitis SR, Lee V, Pierson J, Forman S, Jaeger H. 2014. Size-dependent same-material tribocharging in insulating grains. APS Physics, Physical Review Letters. 112(21), 218001.
[Submitted Version]
View
| DOI
| Download Submitted Version (ext.)
| arXiv
2013 | Published | Conference Paper | IST-REx-ID: 117
Jaeger H, Miskin M, Waitukaitis SR. 2013. From nanoscale cohesion to macroscale entanglement: opportunities for designing granular aggregate behaviour by tailoring grain shape and interactions. AIP Conference Proceedings. Powders and Grains vol. 1542, 3–6.
View
| DOI
2012 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 114 |

Waitukaitis SR, Jaeger H. 2012. Solidification of a cornstarch and water suspension. Revista Cubana de Fisica. 29(1E), 1E31-1E33.
[Published Version]
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| Files available
2011 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 112 |

Waitukaitis SR, Grütjen H, Royer J, Jaeger H. 2011. Droplet and cluster formation in freely falling granular streams. Physical Review E. 83(5), 051302.
[Preprint]
View
| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
| arXiv
2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 128 |

Carr A, Serchest Y, Waitukaitis SR, Perreault J, Lonij V, Cronin A. 2007. Cover slip external cavity diode laser. Review of Scientific Instruments. 78(10), 106108.
[Preprint]
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