CHARGE FLOW DURING METAL-INSULATOR CONTACT

被引:67
作者
SCHONENBERGER, C [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM CORP,DIV RES,ZURICH RES LAB,CH-8803 RUSCHLIKON,SWITZERLAND
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 45卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.45.3861
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The electrification of polymethyl methacrylate films is studied by scanning force microscopy. Charged areas generated by contact electrification are always found to be larger than those generated by corona discharge, and are surprisingly much larger than the area of contact. After each single contact made with the metal tip on the insulator charge was transferred, the sign of which was arbitrary. It is argued that charge already flows and spreads into the insulator at the time of metal-insulator contact.
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页码:3861 / 3864
页数:4
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