Triboelectric nanogenerators as new energy technology for self-powered systems and as active mechanical and chemical sensors

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 9533-9557

  Wang, Zhong Lin ^a,b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

active sensor; organic nanogenerator; self powered system; triboelectric nanogenerator; triboelectrification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SENSOR; ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTION; NANOGENERATOR; NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; POWER GENERATION UNITS; SELF-POWERED SYSTEMS; TRIBO-ELECTRIC SERIES; TRIBOELECTRIFICATION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTROSTATICS; MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOWIRES; SENSORS; SURFACES; TECHNOLOGY;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

NANOWIRE; POLYMER;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOWIRES; POLYMERS;

EID: 84888868810     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn404614z     Document Type: Review

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