Polymers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(22), P. 4383 - 4383
Published: Nov. 11, 2023
Since
the
invention
of
triboelectric
nanogenerator
(TENG),
porous
polymer
materials
(PPMs),
with
different
geometries
and
topologies,
have
been
utilized
to
enhance
output
performance
expand
functionality
TENGs.
In
this
review,
basic
characteristics
preparation
methods
various
PPMs
are
introduced,
along
their
applications
in
TENGs
on
basis
roles
as
electrodes,
surfaces,
structural
materials.
According
pore
size
dimensionality,
types
that
built
hydrogels,
aerogels,
foams,
fibrous
media
classified
advantages
disadvantages
analyzed.
To
deepen
understanding
future
development
trend,
intelligent
multifunctional
human–machine
interfaces,
smart
wearable
devices,
self-powering
sensors
introduced.
Finally,
directions
challenges
explored
provide
possible
guidance
TENG-based
devices
systems.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(12), P. 11087 - 11219
Published: May 23, 2023
Serious
climate
changes
and
energy-related
environmental
problems
are
currently
critical
issues
in
the
world.
In
order
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
save
our
environment,
renewable
energy
harvesting
technologies
will
serve
as
a
key
solution
near
future.
Among
them,
triboelectric
nanogenerators
(TENGs),
which
is
one
of
most
promising
mechanical
harvesters
by
means
contact
electrification
phenomenon,
explosively
developing
due
abundant
wasting
sources
number
superior
advantages
wide
availability
selection
materials,
relatively
simple
device
configurations,
low-cost
processing.
Significant
experimental
theoretical
efforts
have
been
achieved
toward
understanding
fundamental
behaviors
range
demonstrations
since
its
report
2012.
As
result,
considerable
technological
advancement
has
exhibited
it
advances
timeline
achievement
proposed
roadmap.
Now,
technology
reached
stage
prototype
development
with
verification
performance
beyond
lab
scale
environment
commercialization.
this
review,
distinguished
authors
world
worked
together
summarize
state
art
theory,
devices,
systems,
circuits,
applications
TENG
fields.
The
great
research
achievements
researchers
field
around
over
past
decade
expected
play
major
role
coming
fruition
unexpectedly
accelerated
next
decade.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(17)
Published: Feb. 4, 2023
Abstract
The
Internet
of
Things
(IoT)
is
poised
to
accelerate
the
construction
smart
cities.
However,
it
requires
more
than
30
billion
sensors
realize
IoT
vision,
posing
great
challenges
and
opportunities
for
industries
self‐powered
sensors.
Triboelectric
nanogenerator
(TENG),
an
emerging
new
technology,
capable
easily
converting
energy
from
surrounding
environment
into
electricity,
thus
TENG
has
tremendous
application
potential
in
At
present,
encounters
a
bottleneck
boost
output
large‐scale
commercial
use
if
just
by
promoting
triboelectric
charge
generation,
because
decided
dynamic
equilibrium
between
generation
decay.
To
break
this
bottleneck,
strategy
reducing
decay
enhance
focused.
First,
multiple
mechanisms
are
summarized
detail
with
basic
theoretical
principles
future
research.
Furthermore,
recent
advances
thoroughly
reviewed
outlined
three
aspects:
inhibition
air
breakdown,
simultaneous
breakdown
drift/diffusion,
drift/diffusion.
Finally,
research
focus
proposed.
This
review
provides
reference
guidance
enhancing
output.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
32(49)
Published: Sept. 30, 2022
Abstract
Human‐machine
interfaces
(HMIs)
play
important
role
in
the
communication
between
humans
and
robots.
Touchless
HMIs
with
high
hand
dexterity
hygiene
hold
great
promise
medical
applications,
especially
during
pandemic
of
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID‐19)
to
reduce
spread
virus.
However,
current
touchless
are
mainly
restricted
by
limited
types
gesture
recognition,
requirement
wearing
accessories,
complex
sensing
platforms,
light
conditions,
low
recognition
accuracy,
obstructing
their
practical
applications.
Here,
an
intelligent
noncontact
gesture‐recognition
system
is
presented
through
integration
a
triboelectric
sensor
(TTS)
deep
learning
technology.
Combined
deep‐learning‐based
multilayer
perceptron
neural
network,
TTS
can
recognize
16
different
gestures
average
accuracy
96.5%.
The
further
applied
control
robot
for
collecting
throat
swabs
mode.
Compared
present
HMIs,
proposed
diverse
utilizing
charges
naturally
carried
on
human
fingers
without
need
complicated
device
structures,
adequate
achieves
accuracy.
This
could
provide
exciting
opportunities
develop
new
generation
equipment,
as
well
public
facilities,
smart
robots,
virtual
reality,
metaverse,
etc.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(15)
Published: March 26, 2023
The
rapid
rise
of
triboelectric
nanogenerators
(TENGs),
which
are
emerging
energy
conversion
devices
in
advanced
electronics
and
wearable
sensing
systems,
has
elevated
the
interest
high-performance
multifunctional
materials.
Among
them,
cellulosic
materials,
affording
high
efficiency,
biodegradability,
customizability,
becoming
a
new
front-runner.
inherently
low
dielectric
constant
limits
increase
surface
charge
density.
However,
owing
to
its
unique
structure
excellent
processability,
cellulose
shows
great
potential
for
modulation,
providing
strong
impetus
applications
era
Internet
Things
artificial
intelligence.
This
review
aims
provide
comprehensive
insights
into
fabrication
dielectric-enhanced
materials
via
modulation.
exceptional
advantages
research
progress
highlighted.
effects
constant,
polarization,
percolation
threshold
on
density
systematically
investigated,
theoretical
basis
Typical
characterization
methods
introduced,
their
technical
characteristics
analyzed.
Furthermore,
performance
enhancements
endowed
by
including
more
efficient
harvesting,
electronics,
impedance
matching
material
strategies,
introduced.
Finally,
challenges
future
opportunities
modulation
summarized.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(52)
Published: March 22, 2024
Abstract
Triboelectric
nanogenerator
(TENG)
manifests
distinct
advantages
such
as
multiple
structural
selectivity,
diverse
selection
of
materials,
environmental
adaptability,
low
cost,
and
remarkable
conversion
efficiency,
which
becomes
a
promising
technology
for
micro‐nano
energy
harvesting
self‐powered
sensing.
Tribo‐dielectric
materials
are
the
fundamental
core
components
high‐performance
TENGs.
In
particular,
charge
generation,
dissipation,
storage,
migration
dielectrics,
dynamic
equilibrium
behaviors
determine
overall
performance.
Herein,
comprehensive
summary
is
presented
to
elucidate
dielectric
transport
mechanism
tribo‐dielectric
material
modification
principle
toward
The
contact
electrification
started
first,
followed
by
introducing
basic
Subsequently,
mechanisms
strategies
highlighted
regarding
physical/chemical,
surface/bulk,
coupling,
structure
optimization.
Furthermore,
representative
applications
based
TENGs
power
sources,
sensors
demonstrated.
existing
challenges
potential
opportunities
advanced
outlined,
guiding
design,
fabrication,
materials.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: Sept. 27, 2024
Abstract
With
the
continuous
development
of
wearable
electronics,
wireless
sensor
networks
and
other
micro-electronic
devices,
there
is
an
increasingly
urgent
need
for
miniature,
flexible
efficient
nanopower
generation
technology.
Triboelectric
nanogenerator
(TENG)
technology
can
convert
small
mechanical
energy
into
electricity,
which
expected
to
address
this
problem.
As
core
component
TENG,
choice
electrode
materials
significantly
affects
its
performance.
Traditional
metal
often
suffer
from
problems
such
as
durability,
limits
further
application
TENG.
Graphene,
a
novel
material,
shows
excellent
prospects
in
TENG
owing
unique
structure
electrical
properties.
This
review
systematically
summarizes
recent
research
progress
TENGs
based
on
graphene
electrodes.
Various
precision
processing
methods
electrodes
are
introduced,
applications
electrode-based
various
scenarios
well
enhancement
performance
discussed.
In
addition,
future
also
prospectively
discussed,
aiming
promote
advancement
TENGs.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34(13)
Published: Dec. 14, 2023
Abstract
Artificial
electronic
skin
(E‐skin),
a
class
of
promising
materials
mimicking
the
physical‐chemical
and
sensory
performance
human
skin,
has
gained
extensive
interest
in
field
health‐monitoring
robotic
skins.
However,
developing
E‐skin
simultaneously
achieving
high
resilience,
hysteresis‐free,
absent
external
power
is
always
formidable
challenge.
Herein,
liquid‐free
eutectic
gel‐based
self‐powered
with
fatigue
resistance,
conductivity
prepared
by
introducing
hydroxypropyl
cellulose
(HPC)
into
metal
salt‐based
deep
solvents
(MDES).
The
unique
structural
design
cellulose‐anchored
permanent
entangled
poly(acrylic
acid)
(PAA)
chain,
combination
rapid
broken/reconstruction
dense
dynamic
sacrificial
bonds,
realizes
fabrication
high‐elastic
negligible
hysteresis.
This
further
demonstrates
practical
application
cellulose‐based
eutectogel
transmittance
(92%),
(36.6
mS
m
−1
),
resilience
(98.1%),
excellent
environment
stability
robust
triboelectric
nanogenerator
for
energy
harvesting
health‐caring
human‐machine
interaction.
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(3), P. 1329 - 1329
Published: Jan. 24, 2023
With
the
development
of
5G,
artificial
intelligence,
and
Internet
Things,
diversified
sensors
(such
as
signal
acquisition
module)
have
become
more
important
in
people's
daily
life.
According
to
extensive
use
various
distributed
wireless
sensors,
powering
them
has
a
big
problem.
Among
all
methods,
self-powered
sensor
system
based
on
triboelectric
nanogenerators
(TENGs)
shown
its
superiority.
This
review
focuses
four
major
application
areas
TENG,
including
environmental
monitoring,
human
industrial
production,
The
perspectives
outlook
future
are
discussed.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(52)
Published: Sept. 8, 2023
Abstract
With
the
rapid
development
of
science
and
technology,
there
is
an
increasing
demand
for
sustainable
energy
sources.
Although
triboelectric
nanogenerators
(TENGs)
can
realize
self‐powered
supply
by
using
various
weak
mechanical
energy,
device's
robustness
reliability
are
seriously
affected
frequent,
direct,
long‐term
shocks,
as
well
negative
environmental
factors
during
equipment
operation.
Therefore,
researchers
have
developed
non‐contact
(NC‐TENGs)
based
on
principle
electrostatic
induction.
This
technology
enables
electricity
generation
via
relative
movement
friction
layers
even
when
they
not
in
direct
contact,
which
consequently
leads
to
enhance
device
robustness,
prolonged
service
life,
broadened
operation
scenarios.
In
this
review,
recent
progress
NC‐TENG
from
fundamental
theory
practical
applications
systematically
summarized.
The
basic
structure
working
first
introduced,
followed
a
discussion
devices’
structural
construction
performance
optimization
methods.
Furthermore,
automatic
force
position
detection
system,
human‐machine
interface,
electrical
harvesting
reviewed.
Finally,
brief
prospectus
future
provided.
