Contact electrification at the liquid–solid interface

S Lin, X Chen, ZL Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Interfaces between a liquid and a solid (L–S) are the most important surface science in
chemistry, catalysis, energy, and even biology. Formation of an electric double layer (EDL) …

Functional fibers and fabrics for soft robotics, wearables, and human–robot interface

J Xiong, J Chen, PS Lee - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics inspired by the movement of living organisms, with excellent adaptability and
accuracy for accomplishing tasks, are highly desirable for efficient operations and safe …

Recent progress of triboelectric nanogenerators: From fundamental theory to practical applications

J Luo, ZL Wang - EcoMat, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
For the development of the internet of things (IoTs), big data, and artificial intelligence,
widely distributed sensing network is the most essential element, which has to be driven by …

Self-Powered Monitoring of Ammonia Using an MXene/TiO2/Cellulose Nanofiber Heterojunction-Based Sensor Driven by an Electrospun Triboelectric …

S Sardana, H Kaur, B Arora, DK Aswal, A Mahajan - ACS sensors, 2022 - ACS Publications
Real-time monitoring of harmful gases is of great significance to identify the environmental
hazards to people's lives. However, this application scenario requiring low-power …

Triboelectric nanogenerator: a foundation of the energy for the new era

C Wu, AC Wang, W Ding, H Guo… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As the world is marching into the era of the internet of things (IoTs) and artificial intelligence,
the most vital development for hardware is a multifunctional array of sensing systems, which …

MXene supported by cotton fabric as electrode layer of triboelectric nanogenerators for flexible sensors

J Fan, M Yuan, L Wang, Q Xia, H Zheng, A Zhou - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, Ti 3 C 2 MXene supported by cotton fabric was used as electrode layer to
construct a novel triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) as self-powered flexible sensors. The …

Probing contact‐electrification‐induced electron and ion transfers at a liquid–solid interface

J Nie, Z Ren, L Xu, S Lin, F Zhan, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As a well‐known phenomenon, contact electrification (CE) has been studied for decades.
Although recent studies have proven that CE between two solids is primarily due to electron …

Liquid–solid triboelectric probes for real‐time monitoring of sucrose fluid status

T Liu, W Mo, X Zou, B Luo, S Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Triboelectric probes have rapidly developed as an efficient tool for understanding contact
electrification at liquid–solid interfaces. However, the liquid–solid electrification process is …

Ultrasonic tweezer for multifunctional droplet manipulation

Z Yuan, C Lu, C Liu, X Bai, L Zhao, S Feng, Y Liu - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Spatiotemporally controllable droplet manipulation is essential in diverse applications,
ranging from thermal management to microfluidics and water harvesting. Despite …

Directional liquid dynamics of interfaces with superwettability

H Dai, Z Dong, L Jiang - Science Advances, 2020 - science.org
Natural creatures use their surface structures to control directional liquid dynamics for
survival. Learning from nature, artificial superwetting materials have triggered technological …