Recent advances in triboelectric nanogenerators: from technological progress to commercial applications

D Choi, Y Lee, ZH Lin, S Cho, M Kim, CK Ao, S Soh… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Serious climate changes and energy-related environmental problems are currently critical
issues in the world. In order to reduce carbon emissions and save our environment …

Development of conductive hydrogels for fabricating flexible strain sensors

G Li, C Li, G Li, D Yu, Z Song, H Wang, X Liu, H Liu… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Conductive hydrogels can be prepared by incorporating various conductive materials into
polymeric network hydrogels. In recent years, conductive hydrogels have been developed …

A space crawling robotic bio-paw (SCRBP) enabled by triboelectric sensors for surface identification

X Hou, L Zhang, Y Su, G Gao, Y Liu, Z Na, QZ Xu… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of space crawling robotics technology, tactile perception, a
significant source for the robot to sense the external environment, has become the preferred …

[HTML][HTML] Revolutionizing self-powered robotic systems with triboelectric nanogenerators

S Hajra, S Panda, H Khanberh, V Vivekananthan… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), offering self-powered actuation, grasping, and
sensing capabilities without the need for an external power source, have the potential to …

Flexible and stretchable fiber‐shaped triboelectric nanogenerators for biomechanical monitoring and human‐interactive sensing

C Ning, K Dong, R Cheng, J Yi, C Ye… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable, flexible, and even stretchable tactile sensors, such as various types of electronic
skin, have attracted extensive attention, which can adapt to complex and irregular surfaces …

Bioinspired triboelectric nanogenerators as self‐powered electronic skin for robotic tactile sensing

G Yao, L Xu, X Cheng, Y Li, X Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic skin (e‐skin) has been under the spotlight due to great potential for applications in
robotics, human–machine interfaces, and healthcare. Meanwhile, triboelectric …

Reconfigurable magnetic soft robots with multimodal locomotion

Y Ju, R Hu, Y Xie, J Yao, X Li, Y Lv, X Han, Q Cao, L Li - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic soft robots have recently attracted increasing attention owing to their remarkable
advantages and potential applications, but the reconfigurable magnetization inside soft …

Deep-learning-assisted low-cost flexible cotton yarn-based triboelectric nanogenerator for ultra-sensitive human-computer merging interfaces

R Mao, D Zhang, Z Wang, H Zhang, D Wang, M Tang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, deep-learning-assisted triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have shown great
potential for human-computer interaction. The Ecoflex-based polyvinyl-alcohol layer …

Recent progress in the energy harvesting technology—from self-powered sensors to self-sustained IoT, and new applications

L Liu, X Guo, W Liu, C Lee - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the fast development of energy harvesting technology, micro-nano or scale-up energy
harvesters have been proposed to allow sensors or internet of things (IoT) applications with …

Principle and recent progress of triboelectric pressure sensors for wearable applications

X Xiong, J Liang, W Wu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, flexible sensors, especially flexible pressure sensors, have been widely used in
wearable electronics to monitor human motion and health. With the booming development of …