Paper-based triboelectric nanogenerators and their applications: a review

[摘要] The development of industry and of the Internet of Things (IoTs) have brought energy issues and huge challenges to the environment. The emergence of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) has attracted wide attention due to their advantages, such as selfpowering, lightweight, and facile fabrication. Similarly to paper and other fiber-based materials, which are biocompatible,biodegradable, environmentally friendly, and are everywhere in daily life, paper-based TENGs (P-TENGs) have shown great potential for various energy harvesting and interactive applications. Here, a detailed summary of P-TENGs with two-dimensionalpatterns and three-dimensional structures is reported. P-TENGs have the potential to be used in many practical applications, including self-powered sensing devices, human–machine interaction, electrochemistry, and highly efficient energy harvesting devices.This leads to a simple yet effective way for the next generation of energy devices and paper electronics.

[学科分类] 环境监测和分析

[关键词] energy harvesting;interaction;Internet of Things (IoT);paper-basedsensors;self-powered devices;P-TENGs;triboelectric nanogenerator