Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting and Sensing, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 1888
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Dear Colleagues,
Through the use of Maxwell’s displacement current as the driving force to effectively convert mechanical/thermal energy into electric power, nanogenerators (NGs) are now flourishing. In addition to targeting self-powered sensor needs at a large scope, nanoenergy sensors have also been developed, aiming to use nanotechnology to harvest the energy required for sustainable, independent, and maintenance-free operation of micro-/nanosystems and mobile/portable electronics. Based on three effects—piezoelectricity, triboelectricity, and pyroelectricity—NGs have broad applications in energy science, environmental protection, wearable electronics, self-powered sensors, medical science, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
This Special Issue of Nanomaterials aims to cover the most recent advances in energy harvesting and sensing for the preparation of different kinds of NGs, and related physicochemical effects, such as tribotronics, piezotronics, piezophototronics, pyroelectric, and flexotronics, as well as potential applications such as wearable electronics, self-powered sensors, and blue energy.
We welcome full papers, communications, and review articles emphasizing the broad scope of the Special Issue.
Dr. Lijun Chen
Dr. Chaoyu Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanogenerator
- triboelectric
- tribotronics
- piezoelectric
- piezotronics
- piezophototronics
- pyroelectric
- blue energy
- self-powered sensing
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