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 …

Improving wastewater treatment by triboelectric-photo/electric coupling effect

F Dong, Z Pang, S Yang, Q Lin, S Song, C Li, X Ma… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ability to meet higher effluent quality requirements and the reduction of energy
consumption are the biggest challenges in wastewater treatment worldwide. A large …

Engineering materials at the nanoscale for triboelectric nanogenerators

Y Zhou, W Deng, J Xu, J Chen - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2020 - cell.com
Taking advantage of the coupling effect of contact electrification and electrostatic induction,
triboelectric nanogenerators can effectively convert various forms of ambient mechanical …

Renewable energies driven electrochemical wastewater/soil decontamination technologies: a critical review of fundamental concepts and applications

SO Ganiyu, CA Martinez-Huitle, MA Rodrigo - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrochemical wastewater and soil treatments are exciting set of technologies that has
been well-studied over the recent years as one of the most-effective remediation techniques …

Piezotronic effect boosted photocatalytic performance of heterostructured BaTiO3/TiO2 nanofibers for degradation of organic pollutants

J Wu, W Wang, Y Tian, C Song, H Qiu, H Xue - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The effective separation of photo-generated electrons and holes is an important factor that
determines the photocatalytic efficiency of the catalysts. Here, we propose a core/shell …

Carbon‐based microbial‐fuel‐cell electrodes: from conductive supports to active catalysts

S Li, C Cheng, A Thomas - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have attracted considerable interest due to their potential in
renewable electrical power generation using the broad diversity of biomass and organic …

Boosted output performance of triboelectric nanogenerator via electric double layer effect

J Chun, BU Ye, JW Lee, D Choi, CY Kang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
For existing triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), it is important to explore unique methods
to further enhance the output power under realistic environments to speed up their …

Triboelectric microplasma powered by mechanical stimuli

J Cheng, W Ding, Y Zi, Y Lu, L Ji, F Liu, C Wu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) naturally have the capability of high voltage output to
breakdown gas easily. Here we present a concept of triboelectric microplasma by integrating …

Beyond energy harvesting-multi-functional triboelectric nanosensors on a textile

T He, Q Shi, H Wang, F Wen, T Chen, J Ouyang, C Lee - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
To accurately evaluate the wellbeing condition of a person, sensing systems with versatile
functions are needed. Apart from directly monitoring vital signs, an indirect monitoring …

Recent developments in self-powered smart chemical sensors for wearable electronics

Aaryashree, S Sahoo, P Walke, SK Nayak, CS Rout… - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
The next generation of electronics technology is purely going to be based on wearable
sensing systems. Wearable electronic sensors that can operate in a continuous and …