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 …

Recent advances in triboelectric nanogenerators for marine exploitation

C Zhang, Y Hao, J Yang, W Su, H Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ocean, as one of the most important areas for human production and living, plays a vital
role in transportation, food production, and energy supply. However, it is greatly desired to …

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 …

All-weather droplet-based triboelectric nanogenerator for wave energy harvesting

X Wei, Z Zhao, C Zhang, W Yuan, Z Wu, J Wang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator (LS-TENG) has been demonstrated to harvest
energy efficiently through the contact electrification effect between liquid and solid …

Multidiscipline applications of triboelectric nanogenerators for the intelligent era of internet of things

X Cao, Y **ong, J Sun, X **e, Q Sun, ZL Wang - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
In the era of 5G and the Internet of things (IoTs), various human–computer interaction
systems based on the integration of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) and IoTs …

Active resonance triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting omnidirectional water-wave energy

C Zhang, L He, L Zhou, O Yang, W Yuan, X Wei, Y Liu… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Water-wave energy, as one of the important renewable energies, is greatly difficult to
efficiently harvest due to its characteristics of low frequency and randomly moving direction …

Harvesting wind energy by a triboelectric nanogenerator for an intelligent high-speed train system

C Zhang, Y Liu, B Zhang, O Yang, W Yuan… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The operation cost of an intelligent high-speed train system is greatly increased by the
enormous energy demand of large-scale signal and sensor networks. However, the wind …

Porous Janus materials with unique asymmetries and functionality

L Yan, X Yang, Y Zhang, Y Wu, Z Cheng, SB Darling… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Porous Janus materials have attracted widespread attention due to their asymmetry in
wettability, charge, pore size or structure, thermal/electrical conductivity, and chemical …

Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation and self‐powered water wave detection based on an all‐cellulose monolithic design

N Li, L Qiao, J He, S Wang, L Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation is an emerging technology with a strong potential for
applications in water distillation and desalination. However, the high‐cost, complex …

Self-powered seawater electrolysis based on a triboelectric nanogenerator for hydrogen production

B Zhang, C Zhang, O Yang, W Yuan, Y Liu, L He… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Water splitting for yielding high-purity hydrogen represents the ultimate choice to reduce
carbon dioxide emission owing to the superior energy density and zero-pollution emission …