A Study on Maximum Friction Voltage and Half-Life of Composite Fiber Fabrics Containing Metal Oxide Particles

Abstract:

This study investigated the charging and discharging characteristics of charge-accumulating textile fabrics, especially those made of composite fibers, by measuring the voltage half-life, which is the time required for voltage to decrease to half of maximum value. Results demonstrated that composite textile fabrics exhibit significantly different electrostatic properties compared to conventional textiles such as cotton and polyester. A non-contact electrostatic measurement method was employed using corona discharge to apply positively charged ions to the material. It is shown that this method makes it possible to simultaneously measure the time-dependent surface voltage and charge accumulation during charging processes, as well as the surface voltage decay during the discharging processes.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 381)
• Pages: 15-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-WWAA2n
• Online since: December 2025
• Authors: Taichi Nakamura*, Tomohiro Hayashi, Makoto Ryo Harada, Helmut Takahiro Uchida
• Keywords: Charge Measurement, Half-Life, Static Electricity, Surface Voltage Measurement, Textile

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