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Advanced Technology in Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Sensors

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 387

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Xiu Xiao

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Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
Interests: nanogenerators; self-powered sensors; energy harvesting
Dr. Hao Wang

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Guest Editor
Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
Interests: marine energy; nanogenerators; energy harvesting; perception of marine environment
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Dear Colleagues,

With the growing demand for sustainable energy and self-powering capabilities in IoT devices, research on nanogenerators and self-powered sensors has gradually become a hotspot and focus. Nanogenerator technology not only provides green energy solutions and drives advancements in fields such as the Internet of Things, smart healthcare, and environmental monitoring, but also promotes innovation in nanomaterials and manufacturing technologies, holding significant scientific value and social application prospects.

This Special Issue of Nanomaterials aims to present current state-of-the-art developments regarding nanogenerators. We invite original research, reviews, and perspectives involving experimental/simulation investigations, recent developments, and future directions in the fields of nanogenerators, self-powered sensors, and distributed energy harvesting technology.

Dr. Xiu Xiao
Dr. Hao Wang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • nanogenerators
  • self-powered sensors
  • energy harvesting
  • nanomaterials
  • green energy

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Research on the Power Generation Performance of Solid–Liquid Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Surface Microstructure Modification
by Wei Wang, Ge Chen, Jin Yan, Gaoyong Zhang, Zihao Weng, Xianzhang Wang, Hongchen Pang, Lijun Wang and Dapeng Zhang
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(11), 872; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15110872 - 5 Jun 2025
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Since 2015, research on liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerators (L-S TENGs) has shown steady growth, with the primary focus on application domains such as engineering, physics, materials science, and chemistry. These applications have underscored the significant attention L-S TENGs have garnered in areas like human–nature [...] Read more.
Since 2015, research on liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerators (L-S TENGs) has shown steady growth, with the primary focus on application domains such as engineering, physics, materials science, and chemistry. These applications have underscored the significant attention L-S TENGs have garnered in areas like human–nature interaction, energy harvesting, data sensing, and enhancing living conditions. Presently, doping composite dielectric materials and surface modification techniques are the predominant methods for improving the power generation capacity of TENGs, particularly L-S TENGs. However, studies exploring the combined effects of these two approaches to enhance the power generation capacity of TENGs remain relatively scarce. Following a review of existing literature on the use of composite material doping and surface modification to improve the power generation performance of L-S TENGs, this paper proposes an experimental framework termed “self-assembled surface TENG@carbonyl iron particle doping (SAS-TENG@CIP)” to investigate the integrated power generation effects of L-S TENGs when combining these two methods. Research cases and data results indicate that, for TENGs exhibiting capacitor-like properties, the enhancement of power generation performance through composite material doping and superhydrophobic surface modification is not limitless. Each process possesses its own inherent threshold. When these thresholds are surpassed, the percolation of current induced by material doping and electrostatic breakdown (EB) triggered by surface modification can lead to a notable decline in the power output capacity of L-S TENGs. Consequently, in practical applications moving forward, fully realizing the synergistic potential of these methods necessitates a profound understanding of the underlying scientific mechanisms. The conclusions and insights presented in this paper may facilitate their complex integration and contribute to enhancing power generation efficiency in future research. Full article
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