To investigate the transfer mechanism of small particles between two solid surfaces in the atmosphere, the transfer of an electrified polymer sphere between planar Si cantilevers and SiO2/Si substrates with different hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties has been attempted by using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The particle attached to the cantilever without glue was successfully transferred onto the substrate by applying voltages. In the combination in which both the cantilever and the substrate had hydrophobic surfaces, the voltage dependence of particle transfer showed that the transfer consisted purely of the electrostatic interaction. In the combination in which either the cantilever or the substrate was hydrophilic, on the other hand, the transfer characteristics greatly varied. It seems that this change in the transfer can be explained by the capillary interaction of hydrophilic surfaces.