Surface energy difference —drives→ Droplet contact electrification

Conditions

• water droplets impacting a pre-charged PTFE surface bridging to an electrode

Evidence · 2

1. [1]
   W. Xu, et al.. A droplet-based electricity generator with high instantaneous power density (2020)

   Nature 578, 392–396 · doi:10.1038/s41586-020-1985-6 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
2. [2]
   J. Yin, et al.. Generating electricity by moving a droplet of ionic liquid along graphene (2014)

   Nature Nanotechnology 9, 378–383 · doi:10.1038/nnano.2014.56 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Matrix cells this relation feeds

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Uses of this claim

• Surface energy difference → Droplet contact electrification → Separated surface charge → Electrical work3/3 established · candidate

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