Recent Advances in Triboelectric Nanogenerators: From Technological Progress to Commercial Applications

Dongwhi Choi, Younghoon Lee, Zong-Hong Lin, Sumin Cho, Miso Kim, Chi Kit Ao, Siowling Soh, Changwan Sohn, Chang Kyu Jeong, Jeongwan Lee, Minbaek Lee, Seungah Lee, Jungho Ryu, Parag Parashar, Yujang Cho, Jaewan Ahn, Il-Doo Kim, Feng Jiang, Pooi See Lee, Gaurav Khandelwal, Sang-Jae Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Hyun-Cheol Song, Minje Kim, Junghyo Nah, Wook Kim, Habtamu Gebeyehu Menge, Yong Tae Park, Wei Xu, Jianhua Hao, Hyosik Park, Ju-Hyuck Lee, Dong-Min Lee, Sang-Woo Kim, Ji Young Park, Haixia Zhang, Yunlong Zi, Ru Guo, Jia Cheng, Ze Yang, Yannan Xie, Sangmin Lee, Jihoon Chung, Il-Kwon Oh, Ji-Seok Kim, Tinghai Cheng, Qi Gao, Gang Cheng, Guangqin Gu, Minseob Shim, Jeehoon Jung, Changwoo Yun, Chi Zhang, Guoxu Liu, Yufeng Chen, Suhan Kim, Xiangyu Chen, Jun Hu, Xiong Pu, Zi Hao Guo, Xudong Wang, Jun Chen, Xiao Xiao, Xing Xie, Mourin Jarin, Hulin Zhang, Ying-Chih Lai, Tianyiyi He, Hakjeong Kim, Inkyu Park, Junseong Ahn, Nghia Dinh Huynh, Ya Yang, Zhong Lin Wang, Jeong Min Baik and Dukhyun Choi

ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 11087
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Advances in cardiac sounds monitoring enabled by triboelectric sensors

Xindan Hui and Hengyu Guo

Nano Trends, 2024, 8, 100057
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Method for Measuring Surface Charge on Insulating Materials Based on the Vibrating Capacitor Method

Jiaming Fan and Xuefeng Xu

Applied Sciences, 2024, 14, 3141
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A Critical Review on Recent Progress in Anti‐Static Fiber‐Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites

Madhab Bera, Bibekananda De, B. N. V. S. Ganesh Gupta K, Abhinav Omprakash Fulmali, Bankim Chandra Ray and Subrata Mukherjee

Polymer Composites, 2025
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Tailoring p‐Orbital Electron Delocalization Induced by Sulfur Defect Engineering for Enhancing Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Performance

Yixuan Gao, Zhaoli Liu, Hua Lu, Weiliang Sun, Juanjuan Wei and Wen Liu

Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15
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Granular Interfaces in TENGs: The Role of Close‐Packed Polymer Bead Monolayers for Energy Harvesters

Ignaas S. M. Jimidar, Kaspars Mālnieks, Kai Sotthewes, Peter C. Sherrell and Andris Šutka

Small, 2025, 21
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Biomimetic Measurement Method for Surface Electric Potential Imaging Inspired by Visual Lateral Inhibition

Menghua Man, Ming Wei, Yongqiang Zhang, Guilei Ma and Yazhou Chen

IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., 2024, 71, 9834
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Comminution technologies in the pharmaceutical industry: a comprehensive review with recent advances

André Ribeiro, Frederico Montes, João Sousa and Alberto Pais

Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2025, 41, 69
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Efficient carbon dioxide conversion by nickel ferrite-based catalysts derived from metallurgical electroplating sludge collaborating with low-temperature plasma

Rende Chang, Chengyi Ding, Hongming Long, Xuewei Lv, Tiejun Chun, Cheng Peng, Rufei Wei, Xiaoqing Xu, Zhiming Yan, Yue Sun, Xuchao Wang, Sheng Xue and Wei Lv

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 682, 353
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Filling process-induced tribo-charging of lubricated and non-lubricated gelatine and HPMC capsules

Milica Stankovic-Brandl, Sarah Zellnitz-Neugebauer, Thomas Wutscher, Stefano Biserni, Alberto Mercandelli, Guerino D’Elpidio, Miriam Kobler, Francesca Buttini, Laura Andrade, Susana Ecenarro and Amrit Paudel

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2025, 114, 103781
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Development of expanded graphite composite-based triboelectric nanogenerator for sustainable energy generation

Sebghatullah Amini, Rumana Farheen Sagade Muktar Ahmed, Sangamesha Madanahalli Ankanathappa and Krishnaveni Sannathammegowda

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2025, 36
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Static charge is an ionic molecular fragment

Yan Fang, Chi Kit Ao, Yan Jiang, Yajuan Sun, Linfeng Chen and Siowling Soh

Nat Commun, 2024, 15
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Overcoming Moisture‐Induced Charge Decay in Tribo‐Materials

Jin‐Kyeom Kim, Sungwoo Jung, Do‐Heon Kim, Jian Gao, Yun Sik Lee, Hyesung Park, Hyun‐Cheol Song and Jeong Min Baik

Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15
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Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Triboelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting

Ziyi Ye, Tao Liu, Guoli Du, Yuzheng Shao, Zhiting Wei, Song Zhang, Mingchao Chi, Jinlong Wang, Shuangfei Wang and Shuangxi Nie

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
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The role of two-dimensional materials in advancing triboelectric nanogenerators: A review

Eun-Ji Kim, Ji Hun Seo, Min Ho Seo, Sung-Nam Lim, Wook Ahn and Yun-Seok Jun

Carbon Trends, 2025, 20, 100554
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Effects of initial charge on triboelectrification of plastics

Jongdeok Yoo, Seong Gu Kang, Ki Hong Kim and Jaehwa Jeong

Waste Management, 2023, 166, 133
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Multi-Protection from Microbial and PM Pollutants by Humidity-Resistant, Breathable and Self-Charging Nanofibrous Membranes

Xinyi Song, Xinjian He, Mengke Tang, Cunmin Wang, Yifan Zhang, Xiang Li, Tian Li, Lv Ke, Xinyu Li, Mingming Zhang, Shenghui Zhang and Huan Xu

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2024, 12, 12216
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Customizable non-charging material for eliminating electrostatic charge of particles at source

Neriah Yanjie Tan, Ernest Teng Shuen Lim, Chi Kit Ao, Yan Jiang, Shinyee Wong and Siowling Soh

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 468, 143496
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Improved Foaming Performance of Thermoplastic Polyether Amide Elastomers via Chain Extension: Toward Self‐Powered Intelligent Footwear

Peng Chen, Shuai Chen, Nannan Hu, Wendong Zhu, Jianming Wu, Lihong Geng and Xiangfang Peng

Adv Eng Mater, 2025
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Mechanism of contact electrification-induced microscale breakdown between separating electrodes

Jiandong Chen and Yangyang Fu

Phys. Rev. Applied, 2025, 23
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Coalescence-Induced Droplet Jumping for Electro-Thermal Sensing

Kaushik Chettiar, Dalia Ghaddar, Patrick Birbarah, Zhaoer Li, Moonkyung Kim and Nenad Miljkovic

Langmuir, 2023, 39, 18909
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Nanocavities stabilize charge: Surface topology is a general strategy for controlling charge dissipation

Yan Jiang, Shan Zhang, Wanheng Lu, Chi Kit Ao, Kang Wen Lim, Kaiyang Zeng and Siowling Soh

Materials Today Physics, 2023, 35, 101105
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Recent advances in triboelectric nanogenerators: Mechanism, rational designing and applications

Muhammad Sohaib Iqbal, Honglang Lu, Somnath Khaladkar, Xiaowei Wu, Shubham Roy, Zia Ullah, Yuqian Yan, Yinghe Zhang and Bing Guo

Materials Today Energy, 2024, 46, 101732
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Sustainable charged composites with amphiphobic surfaces for harsh environment–tolerant non-contact mode triboelectric nanogenerators

Gi Hyeon Han, Seung Hyun Lee, Jian Gao, Hee Sup Shin, Jae Won Lee, Kyung Jin Choi, Ya Yang, Hyun-Cheol Song, Yoolkoo Kim and Jeong Min Baik

Nano Energy, 2023, 112, 108428
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Enhanced Triboelectric Charge Stability by Air‐Stable Radicals

Sooik Im, Ethan Frey, Daniel J. Lacks, Jan Genzer and Michael D. Dickey

Advanced Science, 2023, 10
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304459

Unsorted Postconsumer Plastic Waste in Energy Conversion Using Piezoelectric, Triboelectric, and Pyroelectric Generation Mechanisms

Petr Slobodian, Pavel Riha and Berenika Hausnerova

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2025, 13, 2683
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Spray-deposition of graphene/polymer thin coatings on polyimide sheets for lunar dust adhesion mitigation

Keith L. Gordon, Lopamudra Das, Thanuja L. Galhena, Mayank Gautam, Glen C. King, Valerie L. Wiesner, Jonathan J. Hernandez, Stephen A. Hodge and Christopher J. Wohl

Acta Astronautica, 2024, 219, 449
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