Static electricity generation. Optimum materials?

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SUMMARY

The discussion centers on generating static electricity using activated carbon particles and other materials. The key focus is on identifying the optimal material to rub against activated carbon to maximize static electricity production. Participants emphasize the importance of understanding the triboelectric series, which ranks materials based on their tendency to gain or lose electrons. Tay specifically seeks guidance on the best elemental pairing for effective static friction.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of triboelectric series and its implications for static electricity generation.
  • Familiarity with materials science, particularly the properties of activated carbon.
  • Knowledge of static electricity principles and generation methods.
  • Basic experimental design skills for conducting material friction tests.
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  • Research the triboelectric series to identify materials that generate static electricity effectively when paired with activated carbon.
  • Explore the properties of various materials, such as rubber, glass, and metals, for their effectiveness in static electricity generation.
  • Investigate experimental setups for safely generating and measuring static electricity.
  • Learn about the applications of static electricity in various fields, including electronics and material science.
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Researchers, material scientists, and hobbyists interested in static electricity generation, particularly those experimenting with activated carbon and its applications in electrostatic phenomena.

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Hello. I'm interested intaking a cloud formed of activated carbon particles and particulates of some other substance to produce static electricity similar to that formed in a cumulonimbus cloud. The means of containing this experiment is another matter. I understand that when "opposite materials" as some call them are rubbed together, static electricity is best produced.

I want to use particulates of activated carbon, but I don't know what element would be best to produce static electricity when rubbed against carbon.

Could someone explain the material requirements to create optimal static friction? Thanks.

Regards,
-Tay
 
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Google the term http://www.siliconfareast.com/tribo_series.htm" . Carbon falls somewhere in there, but is not featured on that page. You will probably have to google extensively the term triboelectric and carbon or graphite.
 
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