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 …

Triboelectric nanogenerators

T Cheng, J Shao, ZL Wang - Nature Reviews Methods Primers, 2023 - nature.com
By combining the effects of contact electrification and electrostatic induction, triboelectric
nanogenerators (TENGs) can effectively convert mechanical energy into electric power or …

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) …

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 …

Pursuing the tribovoltaic effect for direct-current triboelectric nanogenerators

C Xu, J Yu, Z Huo, Y Wang, Q Sun… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The shortage of fossil energy and global climate change have driven humankind to find a
new type of renewable, accessible, and clean energy. The triboelectric nanogenerator …

A review of contact electrification at diversified interfaces and related applications on triboelectric nanogenerator

J Hu, M Iwamoto, X Chen - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) can effectively collect energy based on contact
electrification (CE) at diverse interfaces, including solid–solid, liquid–solid, liquid–liquid, gas …

Advanced triboelectric materials for liquid energy harvesting and emerging application

C Cai, B Luo, Y Liu, Q Fu, T Liu, S Wang, S Nie - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Triboelectric properties of materials play an essential role in liquid energy harvesting and
emerging application. The triboelectric properties of materials can be controlled by chemical …

The tribovoltaic effect

S Lin, ZL Wang - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Contact electrification (or triboelectrification)(CE) is a universal phenomenon between any
two materials or two phases of materials. But a contact between two different materials may …

Robust solid‐liquid triboelectric nanogenerators: mechanisms, strategies and applications

Y Dong, N Wang, D Yang, J Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐liquid triboelectric nanogenerators (SL‐TENGs) are a new technology that combines
contact electrification (CE) and electrostatic induction to collect clean energy stored in …