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A review of material design for high performance triboelectric nanogenerators: performance improvement based on charge generation and charge loss

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Progress in techniques for improving the output performance of triboelectric nanogenerators

Chen Cao, Zhongjie Li, Fan Shen, Qin Zhang, Ying Gong, Hengyu Guo, Yan Peng and Zhong Lin Wang

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Dual–Plasticizing Strategy for an Enhanced Performance of Degradable Chitosan-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators

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Hybrid piezoelectric-triboelectric nanogenerators for flexible electronics: mechanisms, applications, and future prospects

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Biomass-derived carbonaceous materials for triboelectric nanogenerators: A state-of-the-art review

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High-output triboelectric nanogenerator based on L-cystine/nylon composite nanofiber for human bio-mechanical energy harvesting

Yijun Hao, Jiayi Yang, Zihao Niu, Meiqi Wang, Haopeng Liu, Yong Qin, Chuguo Zhang and Xiuhan Li

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Advances of Strategies to Increase the Surface Charge Density of Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Review

Yu Liang, Xinyu Xu, Libin Zhao, Chenyang Lei, Kejie Dai, Ran Zhuo, Beibei Fan, E Cheng, Mohsen A. Hassan, Lingxiao Gao, Xiaojing Mu, Ning Hu and Chi Zhang

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Principle and recent progress of triboelectric pressure sensors for wearable applications

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Boosting the Charge Density of Triboelectric Nanogenerator by Suppressing Air Breakdown and Dielectric Charge Leakage

Jing Wang, Baofeng Zhang, Zhihao Zhao, Yikui Gao, Di Liu, Xiaoru Liu, Peiyuan Yang, Ziting Guo, Zhong Lin Wang and Jie Wang

Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14
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Enhanced Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerators with SiO2@Cu-Doped Composite Coating for Droplet Energy Harvesting

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ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 55453
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Flexible nanogenerators for intelligent robotics: design, manufacturing, and applications

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Science Mapping of Nanogenerator Research Development to Harvest Energy from Human Body Motion for Wearable IoT Devices

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Machine Learning Enhanced Self‐Charging Power Sources

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High-Performance Flexible Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator Sensor by β-Phase Polyvinylidene Fluoride Polarization

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ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 2024, 6, 1385
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Sustainable materials systems for triboelectric nanogenerator

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SusMat, 2024, 4
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Ultrahigh Charge Density of Cellulose-Based Triboelectric Materials Based on Built-in Electric Field and Deep Trap Synergy

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A photoelectrochemical sensor based on type-II heterojunction g-C3N4/CuTCPP for voltage/light synergistic regulation of GLY adsorption/desorption

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How to Test Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Key Factors for Standardized Performance Evaluation

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15
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