Progress in triboelectric nanogenerators as self-powered smart sensors

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1628-1646

  Zhang, Nannan ^a   Tao, Changyuan ^a   Fan, Xing ^a   Chen, Jun ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic material; energy generation; nanostructure

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SENSOR NODES; TRIBOELECTRICITY;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; DEVICE FABRICATIONS; ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; HUMAN CIVILIZATION; INFORMATION COLLECTIONS; SELF-POWERED SENSING; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES;

SMART SENSORS;

EID: 85019489436     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2017.162     Document Type: Review

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