Tribocharge: a multi-scale approach to an enduring problem in physics
Project Period: 2021-01-01 – 2025-12-31
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European Research Council
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Tribocharge
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949120
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European Research Council
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H2020-ERC-StG
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12 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19278 | 
Spontaneous ordering of identical materials into a triboelectric series
J.C.A. Sobarzo Ponce, F. Pertl, D. Balazs, T. Costanzo, M. Sauer, A. Foelske, M. Ostermann, C.M. Pichler, Y. Wang, Y. Nagata, M. Bonn, S.R. Waitukaitis, Nature 638 (2025).
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J.C.A. Sobarzo Ponce, F. Pertl, D. Balazs, T. Costanzo, M. Sauer, A. Foelske, M. Ostermann, C.M. Pichler, Y. Wang, Y. Nagata, M. Bonn, S.R. Waitukaitis, Nature 638 (2025).
2025 | Published | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 20203 |
Tribocharging of identical insulators : Triboelectric series, triboelectric cycles and surface charges
J.C.A. Sobarzo Ponce, Tribocharging of Identical Insulators : Triboelectric Series, Triboelectric Cycles and Surface Charges, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2025.
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J.C.A. Sobarzo Ponce, Tribocharging of Identical Insulators : Triboelectric Series, Triboelectric Cycles and Surface Charges, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2025.
2025 | Epub ahead of print | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 20295 |
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A duality between surface charge and work function in scanning Kelvin probe microscopy
I.C. Lenton, F. Pertl, L.B. Shafeek, S.R. Waitukaitis, Advanced Materials Interfaces (2025).
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I.C. Lenton, F. Pertl, L.B. Shafeek, S.R. Waitukaitis, Advanced Materials Interfaces (2025).
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 20705 |
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Using optical tweezers to simultaneously trap, charge, and measure the charge of a microparticle in air
A. Stöllner, I.C. Lenton, A. Volosniev, J. Millen, R. Shibuya, H. Ishii, D. Rak, Z. Alpichshev, G. David, R. Signorell, C.J. Muller, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Letters 135 (2025).
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A. Stöllner, I.C. Lenton, A. Volosniev, J. Millen, R. Shibuya, H. Ishii, D. Rak, Z. Alpichshev, G. David, R. Signorell, C.J. Muller, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Letters 135 (2025).
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 20481 |
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No time for surface charge: How bulk conductivity hides charge patterns from Kelvin probe force microscopy in contact-electrified surfaces
F. Pertl, I.C. Lenton, T. Cramer, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Letters 135 (2025).
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F. Pertl, I.C. Lenton, T. Cramer, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Letters 135 (2025).
2025 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 20523 |
No Time for Surface Charge: How Bulk Conductivity Hides Charge Patterns from Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Contact-Electrified Surfaces
F. Pertl, (2025).
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F. Pertl, (2025).
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17373 |
Beyond the blur: Using experimentally determined point spread functions to improve scanning Kelvin probe imaging
I.C. Lenton, F. Pertl, L.B. Shafeek, S.R. Waitukaitis, Journal of Applied Physics 136 (2024).
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I.C. Lenton, F. Pertl, L.B. Shafeek, S.R. Waitukaitis, Journal of Applied Physics 136 (2024).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12789 |
Accurate determination of the shapes of granular charge distributions
N. Mujica, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review E 107 (2023).
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N. Mujica, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review E 107 (2023).
2023 | Published | Conference Abstract | IST-REx-ID: 14864 |
Measuring spontaneous charging of single aerosol particles
A. Stöllner, I.C. Lenton, C.J. Muller, S.R. Waitukaitis, in:, EGU General Assembly 2023, European Geosciences Union, 2023.
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A. Stöllner, I.C. Lenton, C.J. Muller, S.R. Waitukaitis, in:, EGU General Assembly 2023, European Geosciences Union, 2023.
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13197 |
Asymmetries in triboelectric charging: Generalizing mosaic models to different-material samples and sliding contacts
G.M. Grosjean, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Materials 7 (2023).
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G.M. Grosjean, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Materials 7 (2023).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12697 |
Single-collision statistics reveal a global mechanism driven by sample history for contact electrification in granular media
G.M. Grosjean, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Letters 130 (2023).
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G.M. Grosjean, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Letters 130 (2023).
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12109 |
Quantifying nanoscale charge density features of contact-charged surfaces with an FEM/KPFM-hybrid approach
F. Pertl, J.C.A. Sobarzo Ponce, L.B. Shafeek, T. Cramer, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Materials 6 (2022).
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F. Pertl, J.C.A. Sobarzo Ponce, L.B. Shafeek, T. Cramer, S.R. Waitukaitis, Physical Review Materials 6 (2022).