Harper W. Contact and Frictional Electrification 1967

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Out of print for a number of years and reprinted by popular demand, this classic is still the standard reference for generating electrical charges by rubbing and contact. It is frequently cited in the technical literature on tribocharging, which forms the basis for commerical applications of electrostatics such as copiers, laser printers, and powder coating, ESD damage in microelectronics. This book covers all aspects of tribocharging, from the empirical triboelectric series to the effects of oxide layers on Fermi levels. It includes detail discussions of the upper limits to charge accumulation, and many details of charging for particular materials such as silicon dioxide, ice, and textiles. Measurement techniques are described for each of the various materials. It would be of interest to the specialist investigating static electricity phenomena and new applications for electrostatics