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 …

Promoting smart cities into the 5G era with multi-field Internet of Things (IoT) applications powered with advanced mechanical energy harvesters

L Liu, X Guo, C Lee - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Along with the arrival of the 5G era, sustainable and renewable energy supplies have
become urgent demands towards plentifully distributed devices utilized for constructing …

Multifunctional latex/polytetrafluoroethylene-based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered organ-like MXene/metal–organic framework-derived CuO nanohybrid …

D Wang, D Zhang, Y Yang, Q Mi, J Zhang, L Yu - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Self-powered sensors are crucial in the field of wearable devices and the Internet of Things
(IoT). In this paper, an organ-like Ti3C2T x MXene/metal–organic framework-derived copper …

Application of Nanogenerators in the Field of Acoustics

X Yu, Y Shang, L Zheng, K Wang - ACS Applied Electronic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The nanogenerator is a device that can effectively convert the extra mechanical energy
released by the environment or the human body into electrical energy. The device collects …

Materials beyond conventional triboelectric series for fabrication and applications of triboelectric nanogenerators

G Khandelwal, NP Maria Joseph Raj… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) were first developed in 2012, and have become the
desirable choice as energy harvesters in the research community worldwide. The popularity …

Technology evolution from self-powered sensors to AIoT enabled smart homes

B Dong, Q Shi, Y Yang, F Wen, Z Zhang, C Lee - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The need of self-powered sensors and self-sustainable micro-/nano-systems is increasing
for smart home applications. With the aid of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication …

A highly sensitive triboelectric vibration sensor for machinery condition monitoring

H Zhao, M Shu, Z Ai, Z Lou, KW Sou… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vibration sensors are involved extensively in a variety of applications. Especially in the era
of the Internet of Things, developing self‐powered vibration sensors has become a very …

Flexible seaweed-like triboelectric nanogenerator as a wave energy harvester powering marine internet of things

Y Wang, X Liu, Y Wang, H Wang, H Wang, SL Zhang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The marine internet of things (MIoT), an increasingly important foundation for ocean
development and protection, consists of a variety of marine distributed sensors under water …

Triboelectric nanogenerators: Fundamental physics and potential applications

L Zhou, D Liu, J Wang, ZL Wang - Friction, 2020 - Springer
Based on the conjunction of contact electrification and electrostatic induction, triboelectric
nanogenerators (TENGs) can harvest mechanical energy dispersed in our environment …

Improving wastewater treatment by triboelectric-photo/electric coupling effect

F Dong, Z Pang, S Yang, Q Lin, S Song, C Li, X Ma… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ability to meet higher effluent quality requirements and the reduction of energy
consumption are the biggest challenges in wastewater treatment worldwide. A large …