Advances of Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting and Sensors Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2023) | Viewed by 4231
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electromagnetic energy harvesting; triboelectric nanogenerators; piezoelectric nanogenerators; hybrid nanogenerators; biomechanical energy harvesting; polymer surface modifications; self-powered sensors and systems; flexible and wearable electronics; polymer nanocomposites; textile/fabric-based energy harvesters
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is enthusiastic about the application of the triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) for energy harvesting and self-powered sensors. TENGs are innovative energy-harvesting and active sensing technologies that show a notable capability for extracting biomechanical and environmental energy. For energy harvesting, the output electrical energy of the TENG is supplied to wearable/portable electronic devices and wireless sensors in the era of the Internet of Things (IoT). Various input mechanical energy sources, including human-body-induced motion, magnetic-field-induced motion, water, sound, and wind to be harvested by the TENG. The generated output electrical signal of the TENG is a sensing signal itself when an external mechanical energy source (pressing, touching, and moving of an object) is induced. The TENG-based sensor has flexibility, stretchability, excellent material compatibility, and low cost which is a unique applicant technology for AI (Artificial Intelligence). Also, it can easily be fabricated without the use of any expensive material or complex fabrication method.
In this special issue, we invite you to submit new research works that explore state-of-the-art and recent advances of TENG-based energy harvesting and self-powered sensors including touch, pressure, physical, chemical, and audio sensors in addition to comprehensive review are welcome.
Dr. Md Salauddin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Novel TENG materials
- Energy harvesting
- Touch and pressure Sensors
- Physical and chemical Sensors
- Physical or chemical surface modification
- Development of surface charge density
- Development of energy harvesting efficiency
- Internet of things (IoT)
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
