A review on ZnO-based piezoelectric nanogenerators: Synthesis, characterization techniques, performance enhancement and applications

AT Le, M Ahmadipour, SY Pung - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
ZnO nanorods (NRs) have received a tremendous amount of attention in the last decade for
mechanical energy harvesting devices due to its outstanding semiconducting and …

Progress in triboelectric materials: toward high performance and widespread applications

A Yu, Y Zhu, W Wang, J Zhai - Advanced Functional Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Triboelectric phenomena can be observed everywhere; however, they are consistently
omitted from applications. Although almost all substances exhibit a triboelectrification effect …

Reviving vibration energy harvesting and self-powered sensing by a triboelectric nanogenerator

J Chen, ZL Wang - Joule, 2017 - cell.com
Vibration energy harvesting and sensing is a traditional and growing research field in which
various working mechanisms and designs have been developed for an improved …

[HTML][HTML] Surface engineering for enhanced triboelectric nanogenerator

M Ibrahim, J Jiang, Z Wen, X Sun - Nanoenergy Advances, 2021 - mdpi.com
Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is the new technique that can convert low-frequency
mechanical energy into effective electricity. As an energy collector, the pursuit of high output …

Synergistic contribution of flexoelectricity and piezoelectricity towards a stretchable robust nanogenerator for wearable electronics

C Yoon, S Ippili, V Jella, AM Thomas, JS Jung, Y Han… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The fabrication of a high-performance piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) with high
stretchability and durability is desirable for the next-generation of stretchable and wearable …

Development of porous ZnO thin films for enhancing piezoelectric nanogenerators and force sensors

PC Lee, YL Hsiao, J Dutta, RC Wang, SW Tseng… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The applications of piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) as a sustainable power source
for portable electronic devices are still limited due to low voltage output ranging from mini-to …

Review on the transformation of biomechanical energy to green energy using triboelectric and piezoelectric based smart materials

QH Nguyen, QTH Ta, N Tran - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Various technologies for harvesting energy have emerged to substitute the conventional
energy sources. The environmental issues, such as global warming, greenhouse effect and …

Piezoelectric nylon‐11 nanowire arrays grown by template wetting for vibrational energy harvesting applications

A Datta, YS Choi, E Chalmers, C Ou… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric polymers, capable of converting mechanical vibrations into electrical energy,
are attractive for use in vibrational energy harvesting due to their flexibility, robustness, ease …

Nanostructured polymer-based piezoelectric and triboelectric materials and devices for energy harvesting applications

Q **g, S Kar-Narayan - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Harvesting energy from ambient mechanical sources in our environment has attracted
considerable interest due to its potential to power applications such as ubiquitous wireless …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in piezotronic sensors based on one-dimensional zinc oxide nanostructures and its regularly ordered arrays: From design to application

R Ghosh - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezotronic sensors and self-powered gadgets are highly sought-after for flexible, wearable,
and intelligent electronics for their applications in cutting-edge healthcare and human …