Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC)

Z Wang, X Dong, W Tang, ZL Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) is an emerging field that utilizes electron transfer occurring
at the liquid–solid and even liquid–liquid interfaces because of the contact-electrification …

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) …

Lightweight and strong cellulosic triboelectric materials enabled by cell wall nanoengineering

X Li, J Wang, Y Liu, T Zhao, B Luo, T Liu, S Zhang… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
As intelligent technology surges forward, wearable electronics have emerged as versatile
tools for monitoring health and sensing our surroundings. Among these advancements …

From contact electrification to triboelectric nanogenerators

ZL Wang - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Although the contact electrification (CE)(or usually called'triboelectrification') effect has been
known for over 2600 years, its scientific mechanism still remains debated after decades …

Three dimension-printed membrane for ultrafast oil/water separation as driven by gravitation

L Han, L Shen, H Lin, T Cheng, J Wen, Q Zeng, Y Xu… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Facing millions of tons of discharged oily wastewater each year worldwide, it is highly
desired to develop eco-friendly, cost-effective and high-efficiency oil/water separation …

Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)—sparking an energy and sensor revolution

ZL Wang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The study presents the fundamental scientific understanding of electron transfer in contact
electrification in solid–solid and liquid–solid cases and a newly revised model for the …

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 …

Metallic glass-based triboelectric nanogenerators

X **a, Z Zhou, Y Shang, Y Yang, Y Zi - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Surface wear is a major hindrance in the solid/solid interface of triboelectric nanogenerators
(TENG), severely affecting their output performance and stability. To reduce the mechanical …

Triboelectric nanogenerator‐based sensor systems for chemical or biological detection

Q Zhou, J Pan, S Deng, F **a, T Kim - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid advances in the Internet of things and wearable devices have created a massive
platform for sensor systems that detect chemical or biological agents. The accelerated …

Enhancement of triboelectric charge density by chemical functionalization

Y Liu, J Mo, Q Fu, Y Lu, N Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) can convert energy in the surrounding environment to
electricity. Therefore, in recent years, research related to TENGs has significantly increased …