Recent progress in self-powered wireless sensors and systems based on TENG

Y Li, J Yu, Y Wei, Y Wang, Z Feng, L Cheng, Z Huo… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the development of 5G, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, diversified
sensors (such as the signal acquisition module) have become more and more important in …

Progress in self-powered, multi-parameter, micro sensor technologies for power metaverse and smart grids

Y Fan, L Zhang, D Li, Z Wang - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Power metaverse and smart grids are the future of power systems, with a focus on
intelligence, digitization, and informatization. Their foundation is electricity data acquisition …

Droplet energy harvesting panel

X Xu, P Li, Y Ding, W Xu, S Liu, Z Zhang… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Breakthroughs in high-efficiency droplet energy harvesters have been achieved by taking
advantage of the transistor-inspired bulk effect; however, strategies toward large-scale …

A bio-inspired total current nanogenerator

J Dong, L Zhu, P Guo, C Xu, X Zhao, S Yang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Conventional nanogenerators typically employ displacement current as the driving force to
output alternating current (AC). It is thus inevitable to face a series of complex power …

Facile Direct Growth of ZIF-67 Metal–Organic Framework for Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Their Application in the Internet of Vehicles

A Babu, L Bochu, S Potu, R Kaja… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic framework (MOF) materials have become a potential candidate in the field of
triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). However, the direct utilization of MOFs in TENG …

Marine biomaterial-based triboelectric nanogenerators: Insights and applications

Y Li, X Liu, Z Ren, J Luo, C Zhang, CC Cao, H Yuan… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The push for green and eco-friendly materials has intensified, driven by the mounting
environmental concerns associated with traditional petroleum-based products. As land …

Advances in ferrofluid-based triboelectric nanogenerators: Design, performance, and prospects for energy harvesting applications

A Kulandaivel, S Potu, A Babu, N Madathil, M Velpula… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Small-scale electronic devices need self-powering technology, and one way to do that is to
use mechanical energy harvesters. These devices can turn ambient mechanical energy into …

Tribotronics: an emerging field by coupling triboelectricity and semiconductors

C Zhang, J Zhao, Z Zhang, T Bu, G Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Tribotronics is an emerging research field that focuses on the coupling of triboelectricity and
semiconductors. In this review, we summarise and explore three branches of tribotronics …

Application of triboelectric nanogenerator in fluid dynamics sensing: past and future

LNY Cao, Z Xu, ZL Wang - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) developed by ZL Wang's team to harvest random
mechanical energy is a promising new energy source for distributed sensing systems in the …

Water droplet energy harvesting

Z Lin, Z Yang - Droplet, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Harnessing abundant kinetic water energy in diverse forms of river flows, ocean waves, tidal
currents, raindrops, and others, is highly attractive to ease the energy crisis and satisfy the …