Nanogenerators for smart cities in the era of 5G and Internet of Things

X Zhao, H Askari, J Chen - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Summary 5G has taken off at a brisk speed over the years, bringing significant benefits to the
Internet of Things (IoT) devices and wireless sensor nodes. The launching of 5G technology …

Smart textiles for electricity generation

G Chen, Y Li, M Bick, J Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Textiles have been concomitant of human civilization for thousands of years. With the
advances in chemistry and materials, integrating textiles with energy harvesters will provide …

An integrated solar panel with a triboelectric nanogenerator array for synergistic harvesting of raindrop and solar energy

C Ye, D Liu, P Chen, LNY Cao, X Li, T Jiang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is regarded as an effective strategy for harvesting
energy from raindrops, and is a complementary solution with solar cells to achieve all …

Progress in TENG technology—A journey from energy harvesting to nanoenergy and nanosystem

J Zhu, M Zhu, Q Shi, F Wen, L Liu, B Dong, A Haroun… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology is a promising research field for energy
harvesting and nanoenergy and nanosystem (NENS) in the aspect of mechanical, electrical …

Droplet energy harvesting panel

X Xu, P Li, Y Ding, W Xu, S Liu, Z Zhang… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Breakthroughs in high-efficiency droplet energy harvesters have been achieved by taking
advantage of the transistor-inspired bulk effect; however, strategies toward large-scale …

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 …

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 …

Toward the blue energy dream by triboelectric nanogenerator networks

ZL Wang, T Jiang, L Xu - Nano Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Widely distributed across the globe, water wave energy is one of the most promising
renewable energy sources, while little has been exploited due to various limitations of …

A hydrophobic self-repairing power textile for effective water droplet energy harvesting

C Ye, D Liu, X Peng, Y Jiang, R Cheng, C Ning… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are useful for harvesting clean and widely distributed
water droplet energy with high efficiency. However, the commonly used polymer films in …

Progress in triboelectric nanogenerators as a new energy technology and self-powered sensors

ZL Wang, J Chen, L Lin - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Ever since the first report of the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) in January 2012, its
output area power density has reached 500 W m− 2, and an instantaneous conversion …