Output power density enhancement of an intermittently contacted metal–semiconductor junction with a water interlayer
Xinru Fan, Shuo Zhang, Qihan Chen, Min Li, Haifei Lu, Shuo Deng, Qing Zhang · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2025
The output power density of an intermittently contacted gold–silicon (Au–Si) junction can be increased by about 3 orders of magnitude after introduction of a water (H 2 O) interlayer between the Au and Si friction layers.