Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Electrostatic Boundary Conditions in Dielectrics01:27

Electrostatic Boundary Conditions in Dielectrics

1.4K
When an electric field passes from one homogeneous medium to another, crossing the boundary between the two mediums imparts a discontinuity in the electric field. This results in electrostatic boundary conditions that depend on the type of mediums the field propagates through.
Consider a case where both the mediums across a boundary are two different dielectric materials. Recall that the electric field and electric displacement are proportional and related through the material's...
1.4K
Metal-Semiconductor Junctions01:24

Metal-Semiconductor Junctions

460
The contact of metal and semiconductor can lead to the formation of a junction with either Schottky or Ohmic behavior.
Schottky Barriers
Schottky barriers arise when a metal with a work function (Φm) contacts a semiconductor with a different work function (Φs). Initially, electrons transfer until the Fermi levels of the metal and semiconductor align at equilibrium. For instance, if Φm > Φs, the semiconductor Fermi level is higher than the metal's before contact. The...
460

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Blueberry anthocyanin-pretreated <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> enhances probiotic efficacy against metabolic syndrome <i>via</i> gut microbiota remodeling and hepatic signaling modulation.

Food & function·2026
Same author

Bioinspired Electrostatic-Field Perturbated Sensing for General Material Noncontact Perception.

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)·2026
Same author

Triboelectric Spectroscopy for In Situ Detection of Gas Molecules in Liquid.

ACS nano·2026
Same author

Dietary L-Citrulline Supplementation Promotes Rumen Development and Modulates the Microbiota-Metabolome Axis in Suckling Hu Lambs.

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI·2026
Same author

Atomically confined insertion for 2D strain and polarization engineered GaN electronics.

Nature communications·2026
Same author

Lotus-derived protein-rich nanoparticles relieve inflammatory bowel disease by modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism.

International journal of biological macromolecules·2026
Same journal

PCSK5 promotes angiogenesis and cardiac repair after myocardial infarction.

Nature communications·2026
Same journal

PfApiAT2 is a proline transporter essential for the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum by the mosquito vector.

Nature communications·2026
Same journal

Transient distortions of the South Atlantic Anomaly radiation environments driven by electric fields.

Nature communications·2026
Same journal

Structural basis of the regulation by CDK11 kinase of early spliceosome activation and evidence for its proofreading by DHX15 helicase.

Nature communications·2026
Same journal

Structural and mechanistic insights into primer synthesis initiation by DNA primase.

Nature communications·2026
Same journal

Changes in heritability and shared environmentality of educational attainment across twentieth-century Norway.

Nature communications·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Aug 29, 2025

The Preparation of Electrohydrodynamic Bridges from Polar Dielectric Liquids
10:03

The Preparation of Electrohydrodynamic Bridges from Polar Dielectric Liquids

Published on: September 30, 2014

26.5K

Spin-selected electron transfer in liquid-solid contact electrification.

Shiquan Lin1,2, Laipan Zhu1,2, Zhen Tang1,2

  • 1Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China.

Nature Communications
|September 6, 2022
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Magnetic fields enhance electron transfer during liquid-solid contact electrification, especially with oxygen molecules. This spin-selected electron transfer is modulated by magnetic fields via the radical pair mechanism.

More Related Videos

Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications
05:33

Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications

Published on: August 12, 2013

21.8K
Generation and Control of Electrohydrodynamic Flows in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions
08:41

Generation and Control of Electrohydrodynamic Flows in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions

Published on: September 7, 2018

9.0K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Aug 29, 2025

The Preparation of Electrohydrodynamic Bridges from Polar Dielectric Liquids
10:03

The Preparation of Electrohydrodynamic Bridges from Polar Dielectric Liquids

Published on: September 30, 2014

26.5K
Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications
05:33

Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications

Published on: August 12, 2013

21.8K
Generation and Control of Electrohydrodynamic Flows in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions
08:41

Generation and Control of Electrohydrodynamic Flows in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions

Published on: September 7, 2018

9.0K

Area of Science:

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Surface Science
  • Magnetochemistry

Background:

  • Electron transfer dominates charge carrier dynamics in liquid-solid contact electrification.
  • The role of electron spin in this process remains largely unexplored.
  • Investigating spin effects could reveal new mechanisms in interfacial charge transfer.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of magnetic fields on charge transfer at liquid-solid interfaces.
  • To determine the contribution of oxygen (O2) molecules to contact electrification.
  • To elucidate the role of electron spin in magnetic field-modulated electron transfer.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental examination of charge transfer between various liquids and ferrimagnetic solids under magnetic fields.
  • Focus on interfaces containing oxygen (O2) molecules.
  • Analysis based on the radical pair mechanism and Zeeman interaction.

Main Results:

  • Magnetic fields significantly promote electron transfer at O2-containing liquid-solid interfaces.
  • Electron transfer increases with higher O2 concentrations and decreases with elevated temperatures.
  • Evidence suggests spin-selected electron transfer is occurring.

Conclusions:

  • External magnetic fields modulate spin conversion in radical pairs (HO2• and solid electrons) via Zeeman interaction.
  • This modulation promotes spin-selected electron transfer, making the process magnetic field-sensitive.
  • A novel model for spin-selected electron transfer in liquid-solid contact electrification is proposed.