Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dominate the market of rechargeable power sources. To meet the increasing market demands, technology updates focus on advanced battery materials, especially cathodes, the most important component in LIBs. In this review,...
Addressing the increasing development of IoT networks and the associated energy requirements, rotating triboelectric nanogenerators (R-TENGs) are proving to be strong candidates in the field of energy harvesting, as well as to that of self-powered de...
Collecting ambient energy to power various wearable electronics is considered a prospective approach to addressing their energy consumption. Mechanical and thermal energies are abundantly available in the environment and can be efficiently converted...
This paper reviews and summarizes recent progress in blue energy harvesting based on a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). This review covers TENG-based blue energy harvesters (BEHs) with different inertial units in spherical structures, derivative s...
The rise of the Internet of things has catalyzed extensive research in the realm of flexible wearable sensors. In comparison with conventional sensor power supply methods that are reliant on external sources, self-powered sensors offer notable advant...
Advances in biomimetic triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have significant implications for electronic skin (e-skin) and human–machine interaction (HMI). Emphasizing the need to mimic complex functionalities of natural systems, particularly h...
As wearable devices continue to be updated and iterated, there is an increasing demand for energy supplies that are small, portable and capable of working continuously for extended periods of time. Here, a hybrid triboelectric-electromagnetic nanogen...
With the global energy shortages, sustainable energy scavenging from the natural environment is desperately needed. Unlike solar cell or wind power, which depends heavily on weather conditions, triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has received extensiv...
The coupling of pyroelectricity, semiconductor, and optical excitation yields the pyro-phototronic effect, which has been extensively utilized in photodetectors. It can also enhance the performance of light energy harvesting nanogenerators. In this w...
In the realm of intelligent sports, the integration of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) marks a transformative approach toward energy sustainability and more advanced athletic monitoring. By leveraging the principle of triboelectricity, TENGs ing...
This work reports the fabrication and optimization of nylon/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposite-based triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) using a spin coating method. By carefully tuning the MWCNT concentration, the device achieved a...
The surface chemistry of cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals has been elaborately studied in recent years and has proved the critical role of carboxylic acids and amines in the formation and stability of the nanocrystals. Specifically, a sligh...
Zinc oxide nanowires (ZnO NWs) have gained considerable attention in the field of piezoelectricity in the past two decades. However, the impact of growth-process conditions on their dimensions and polarity, as well as the piezoelectric properties, ha...
Developing metal-free electrodes for prototypes of bio-based devices is an essential step in producing non-toxic components for implantable devices and wearables. In particular, the advancement in self-powered devices is a hot topic for several appli...
The utilization of plasmonic nanomaterials in catalytic technologies is an emerging research field with foreseeable applications in energy-catalytic technologies. On this front, the coupling of plasmonic nanomaterials with molecular catalysts is a ne...
The utilization of abundant blue energy in the ocean could greatly contribute to achieving carbon neutrality. However, the unsolved economic and technical challenges of traditional technologies for harvesting blue energy have resulted in slow progres...
The optimization of the new generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators based on 1D nanostructures requires a fundamental understanding of the different physical mechanisms at play, especially those that become predominant at the nanoscale regime. One...
Polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers (NFs) were synthesized via two chemical oxidative polymerization approaches: a rapid mixing process and a conventional stirred tank method. PANI is a promising electrode material for supercapacitors due to its conductivi...
As triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology continue to evolve, its application in harsh environments has increasingly captivated the interest of researchers. However, the current research on heat-resistant triboelectric materials remains predom...
As a new technology for harvesting distributed energy, the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has been widely used in harvesting wind energy. However, the wind-driven TENG (WD-TENG) faces the problems of high frictional resistance and low mechanical...
Engineering polymers stand out as the predominant dielectric materials in triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), primarily owing to their robust triboelectric effect and widespread availability. However, growing environmental concerns surrounding thes...
With the rapid advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, the demand for wireless sensing and communication is increasingly prominent. Tens of thousands of sensing and communication nodes have presented new challenges to distributed energy. As...
The development of more efficient friction layers for triboelectric nanogenerators is a complex task, requiring a careful balance of various material properties such as morphology, surface roughness, dielectric constant, and surface potential. In thi...
This work presents the fabrication of a coaxial fiber triboelectric sensor (CFTES) designed for efficient energy harvesting and gesture detection in wearable electronics. The CFTES was fabricated using a facile one-step wet-spinning approach, with PV...
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are key technologies for the Internet of Things with energy harvesting. To improve energy conversion efficiency and convert mechanical energy into electrical energy, high charge density in TENGs plays a crucial ro...
With the rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart home systems have greatly improved people’s lifestyles and quality of life. However, smart home systems based on a single sensor cannot efficiently control multiple terminals, whic...
Future electronics will play a more critical role in people’s lives, as reflected in the realization of advanced human–machine interfaces, disease detection, medical treatment, and health monitoring. The current electronic products are ri...
In recent years, the development of the Internet of Things has challenged traditional energy supply methods. Suddenly rising maintenance costs and serious environmental pollution have led to great concern over energy supply methods such as wired tran...
In this study, we explored the potential of exfoliated transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) as innovative spray-coated hole transport layers (HTLs) in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), addressing the need for efficient and stable materials in solar ce...
Nanofibers can be produced by various techniques, such as a broad range of electrospinning techniques to produce nanofiber mats from different polymers or polymer blends, often filled with metallic or semiconducting nanoparticles or by different nano...
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are a promising technique for harvesting environmental energy that is based on electrostatic induction and contact electrification. This is a method that uses every relative motion between two electrodes to conver...
Ferroelectret nanogenerators (FENGs) have garnered attention due to their unique porous structure and excellent piezoelectric performance. However, most existing FENGs lack sufficient stretchability and flexibility, limiting their application in the...
Backpack transportation is everywhere in daily life. Suspended-load backpacks (SUSBs) based on forced vibration have attracted lots of attention because of their ability to effectively reduce the cost on the body during motion. The smaller the natura...
Borocarbonitrides (BCNs), a new class of ternary materials combining boron, carbon, and nitrogen atoms, have emerged as promising candidates in decarbonization technologies due to their unique physicochemical properties. BCNs offer an adjustable atom...
In this work, zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8, ZIF-67, and ZC-ZIF) and their hybrid composites with carboxylate-functionalized carbon nanotubes (fCNTs) are synthesized through low-cost synthesis methods for enhanced physisorption-based hydroge...
Understanding the mechanism underlying triboelectrification (TE) in polymers is crucial for developing cheap and effective triboelectric nanogenerators. Finding out how a polymer becomes tribopositive is especially relevant, as most polymers tend to...
High-temperature proton exchange membrane systems (HT-PEM) based on polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes are a promising technology offering significant advantages over their low-temperature counterparts. A key challenge limiting its long-term durabilit...
The possibility of using graphane monolayer crystals as an electrode material is becoming popular. Graphane is stable at room temperature and has a large surface area, but its chemical inertness hinders its direct interactions with Li ions. In this s...
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are an attractive energy harvesting technology due to their high efficiency and vast applications in self-powered sensors. In this work, dielectric–dielectric contact-separation TENGs were modeled with time-...
The increasing demand for sustainable and high-performance energy storage underscores the limitations of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), notably in terms of finite resources, safety issues, and rising costs. Multivalent metal-ion batteries (MMIBs)&mdas...
Indoor organic photovoltaics (IOPVs) have attained considerable research attention as a power source for a low-power consumption self-sustainable electronic device for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. This study aims to develop an efficient cat...
The technological advances in internet of things (IoT) devices have raised the demand for cost-efficient and sustainable energy sources. Piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) are promising low-cost and eco-friendly energy sources but require robust...
In this paper, we present a one-step low-temperature solution combustion synthesis (SCS) of CuS nanoparticulated functional films processed via a simple blade-coating technique. This SCS route uses thiourea as a fuel and sulfur source, combined with...
We examine the impact of water (160 ± 41 ppm of reference) on the anode, cathode, separator and electrolyte in two aging scenarios: calendric aging (60 °C, 80 days, charged state), resulting in a triggered current interrupt device (CID), a...
Research on triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) and self-powered devices has rapidly grown in recent years since its first report in 2012 by Prof. Wang’s group. Triboelectric polymers have been a frontier of the research, attributed to their h...
The pursuit of advanced energy technologies has intensified the focus on innovative functional materials. Low-melting-point liquid metals (LMs), particularly Ga-based alloys, have emerged as a promising platform due to their unique combination of met...
In a view of application of porous materials in wearable electronics and self-powered systems, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) foams modified by Mn or/and Bi were produced in this study to be used as electrodes for supercapacitors. The hydrothermal meth...
This work deals with the comparative analysis of fluoride coatings, i.e., 5 wt.% AlF3 and LiF, applied as surface layer of Li-rich Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 (LNCM) layered oxides synthesized via facile and cost-effective sol–gel route. The deta...
Backpack transportation is commonly used in daily life. Reducing the cost of the backpack on the human body is a widely researched subject. Suspended-load backpacks (SUSBs) based on forced vibration can effectively reduce the cost during movement. Th...
Intrinsically stretchable polymer ionic conductors (PICs) hold significant application prospects in fields such as flexible sensors, energy storage devices, and wearable electronic devices, serving as promising solutions to prevent mechanical failure...
