Contact electrification (or triboelectrification)(CE) is a universal phenomenon between any
two materials or two phases of materials. But a contact between two different materials may …

With the global energy shortages, sustainable energy scavenging from the natural
environment is desperately needed. Unlike solar cell or wind power, which depends heavily …

The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) which could convert mechanical energy into
electrical energy has attracted worldwide attention in energy harvesting and the Internet of …

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are an autonomous and sustainable power-
generation technology, seeking to harvest small vibrations into electricity. Here, by achieving …

Ultrasonic vibration is an excellent mechanical power source owing to its large power
density. Harvesting ultrasonic vibrations has been demonstrated so far through piezoelectric …

Tribovoltaic nanogenerator (TVNG) mainly collects energy from sliding motions of two
semiconducting materials, but it cannot effectively react to the pressure change in the …

Flexible tribovoltaic direct‐current (DC) generators are urgently expected by wearable
applications. Traditional rigid contact‐separation type tribovoltaic DC generators normally …

It has been recently observed that direct current can be generated through sliding a doped
semiconductor or metallic electrode against another doped semiconductor due to the …

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) based on sliding metal–semiconductor junctions are
an emerging technology that can efficiently convert mechanical into electrical energy. These …

The tribovoltaic effect raises an emerging semiconductor energy technology and silicon‐
based tribovoltaic nanogenerator (Si‐TVNG) has aroused great attentions. However, the …