Polymer nanogenerators: Opportunities and challenges for large-scale applications

On Maxwell's displacement current for energy and sensors: the origin of nanogenerators

(2017) Zhong Lin Wang   Materials Today

Excluding Contact Electrification in Surface Potential Measurement Using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

(2016) Shengming Li et al.   ACS Nano

Harvesting Low-Frequency (

(2016) Yunlong Zi et al.   ACS Nano

Piezoelectric Nylon-11 Nanowire Arrays Grown by Template Wetting for Vibrational Energy Harvesting Applications

(2016) Anuja Datta et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Shear Piezoelectricity in Poly(vinylidenefluoride-co -trifluoroethylene): Full Piezotensor Coefficients by Molecular Modeling, Biaxial Transverse Response, and Use in Suspended Energy-Harvesting Nanostructures

(2016) Luana Persano et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Energy Harvesters for Wearable and Stretchable Electronics: From Flexibility to Stretchability

(2016) Hao Wu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Transparent and Flexible Graphene-Piezoelectric Fiber Generator

(2016) Yiin Kuen Fuh et al.   Small

Sustainably powering wearable electronics solely by biomechanical energy

(2016) Jie Wang et al.   Nature Communications

All-in-one energy harvesting and storage devices

(2016) Ju-Hyuck Lee et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Molecular surface functionalization to enhance the power output of triboelectric nanogenerators

(2016) Sihong Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Wearable piezoelectric device assembled by one-step continuous electrospinning

(2016) Baozhang Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Micro-cable structured textile for simultaneously harvesting solar and mechanical energy

(2016) Jun Chen et al.   Nature Energy

A highly shape-adaptive, stretchable design based on conductive liquid for energy harvesting and self-powered biomechanical monitoring

(2016) F. Yi et al.   Science Advances

Biodegradable triboelectric nanogenerator as a life-time designed implantable power source

(2016) Q. Zheng et al.   Science Advances

High-Performance Coils and Yarns of Polymeric Piezoelectric Nanofibers

(2015) Mahmoud Baniasadi et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Flexible, Hybrid Piezoelectric Film (BaTi(1–x)ZrxO3)/PVDF Nanogenerator as a Self-Powered Fluid Velocity Sensor

(2015) Nagamalleswara Rao Alluri et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Networks of Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Harvesting Water Wave Energy: A Potential Approach toward Blue Energy

(2015) Jun Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Cellular Polypropylene Piezoelectret for Human Body Energy Harvesting and Health Monitoring

(2015) Nan Wu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Liquid-Metal Electrode for High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator at an Instantaneous Energy Conversion Efficiency of 70.6%

(2015) Wei Tang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

An All-Solid-State Flexible Piezoelectric High-kFilm Functioning as Both a Generator and In Situ Storage Unit

(2015) Wangshu Tong et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Hyper-Stretchable Elastic-Composite Energy Harvester

(2015) Chang Kyu Jeong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly sensitive microfluidic flow sensor based on aligned piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) nanofibers

(2015) Lingling Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Progress in triboelectric nanogenerators as a new energy technology and self-powered sensors

(2015) Zhong Lin Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A high performance P(VDF-TrFE) nanogenerator with self-connected and vertically integrated fibers by patterned EHD pulling

(2015) Xiaoliang Chen et al.   Nanoscale

A universal self-charging system driven by random biomechanical energy for sustainable operation of mobile electronics

(2015) Simiao Niu et al.   Nature Communications

Standards and figure-of-merits for quantifying the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators

(2015) Yunlong Zi et al.   Nature Communications

Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Fully Enclosed Rolling Spherical Structure for Harvesting Low-Frequency Water Wave Energy

(2015) Xiaofeng Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Self-powered flexible pressure sensors with vertically well-aligned piezoelectric nanowire arrays for monitoring vital signs

(2015) Xiaoliang Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Self-powered sensing elements based on direct-write, highly flexible piezoelectric polymeric nano/microfibers

(2015) Yiin-Kuen Fuh et al.   Nano Energy

High-performance flexible lead-free nanocomposite piezoelectric nanogenerator for biomechanical energy harvesting and storage

(2015) Saqib Siddiqui et al.   Nano Energy

Theory of freestanding triboelectric-layer-based nanogenerators

(2015) Simiao Niu et al.   Nano Energy

Fingertip skin-inspired microstructured ferroelectric skins discriminate static/dynamic pressure and temperature stimuli

(2015) J. Park et al.   Science Advances

Piezoelectric Nanoparticle–Polymer Composite Foams

(2014) William R. McCall et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Effects of Substrate on Piezoelectricity of Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-Nanofiber-Based Energy Generators

(2014) Byoung-Sun Lee et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Spontaneous High Piezoelectricity in Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanoribbons Produced by Iterative Thermal Size Reduction Technique

(2014) Mehmet Kanik et al.   ACS Nano

Hemispherically Aggregated BaTiO3 Nanoparticle Composite Thin Film for High-Performance Flexible Piezoelectric Nanogenerator

(2014) Sung-Ho Shin et al.   ACS Nano

3D Optical Printing of Piezoelectric Nanoparticle–Polymer Composite Materials

(2014) Kanguk Kim et al.   ACS Nano

Theoretical Investigation and Structural Optimization of Single-Electrode Triboelectric Nanogenerators

(2014) Simiao Niu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Cooperativity in the Enhanced Piezoelectric Response of Polymer Nanowires

(2014) Luana Persano et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Rational Design of Synthetic Nanoparticles with a Large Reversible Shift of Acid Dissociation Constants: Proton Imprinting in Stimuli Responsive Nanogel Particles

(2014) Yu Hoshino et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Theoretical Comparison, Equivalent Transformation, and Conjunction Operations of Electromagnetic Induction Generator and Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Mechanical Energy

(2014) Chi Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Fabric-Based Integrated Energy Devices for Wearable Activity Monitors

(2014) Sungmook Jung et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Grating-Structured Freestanding Triboelectric-Layer Nanogenerator for Harvesting Mechanical Energy at 85% Total Conversion Efficiency

(2014) Yannan Xie et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Maximum Surface Charge Density for Triboelectric Nanogenerators Achieved by Ionized-Air Injection: Methodology and Theoretical Understanding

(2014) Sihong Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A three-dimensional electret-based micro power generator for low-level ambient vibrational energy harvesting

(2014) Kai Tao et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Flutter-driven triboelectrification for harvesting wind energy

(2014) Jihyun Bae et al.   Nature Communications

Polarization Orientation, Piezoelectricity, and Energy Harvesting Performance of Ferroelectric PVDF-TrFE Nanotubes Synthesized by Nanoconfinement

(2014) Venkateswarlu Bhavanasi et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Sponge-Like Piezoelectric Polymer Films for Scalable and Integratable Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Electronic Systems

(2014) Yanchao Mao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Preparation of PVDF/graphene ferroelectric composite films by in situ reduction with hydrobromic acids and their properties

(2014) Liyu Huang et al.   RSC Advances

Highly conductive PEDOT electrodes for harvesting dynamic energy through piezoelectric conversion

(2014) Teahoon Park et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Simulation method for optimizing the performance of an integrated triboelectric nanogenerator energy harvesting system

(2014) Simiao Niu et al.   Nano Energy

Highly Stretchable Piezoelectric-Pyroelectric Hybrid Nanogenerator

(2013) Ju-Hyuck Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Theory of Sliding-Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerators

(2013) Simiao Niu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Theoretical study of contact-mode triboelectric nanogenerators as an effective power source

(2013) Simiao Niu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Industrial Upscaling of Electrospinning and Applications of Polymer Nanofibers: A Review

(2013) Luana Persano et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

In Situ Quantitative Study of Nanoscale Triboelectrification and Patterning

(2013) Yu Sheng Zhou et al.   NANO LETTERS

Non-wrinkled, highly stretchable piezoelectric devices by electrohydrodynamic direct-writing

(2013) YongQing Duan et al.   Nanoscale

High performance piezoelectric devices based on aligned arrays of nanofibers of poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene)

(2013) Luana Persano et al.   Nature Communications

Formation of PVDF-g-HEMA/BaTiO3 nanocomposites via in situ nanoparticle synthesis for high performance capacitor applications

(2013) Meng-Fang Lin et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

CdS-Polymer Nanocomposites and Light-Emitting Fibers by In Situ Electron-Beam Synthesis and Lithography

(2012) Luana Persano et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Cover Picture: Champagne and Fireworks:Angewandte ChemieCelebrates Its Birthday (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1/2013)

(2012) Peter Gölitz   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Preparation and characterization of melt-blended graphene nanosheets-poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposites with enhanced properties

(2012) M. El Achaby et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Hybridizing Energy Conversion and Storage in a Mechanical-to-Electrochemical Process for Self-Charging Power Cell

(2012) Xinyu Xue et al.   NANO LETTERS

Transparent Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Pressure Sensors Based on Micropatterned Plastic Films

(2012) Feng-Ru Fan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Flexible triboelectric generator

(2012) Feng-Ru Fan et al.   Nano Energy

Electrical power generator from randomly oriented electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanofibre membranes

(2011) Jian Fang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Nano-cluster-enhanced high-performance perfluoro-polymer electrets for energy harvesting

(2011) Kimiaki Kashiwagi et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Enhanced Piezoelectricity and Stretchability in Energy Harvesting Devices Fabricated from Buckled PZT Ribbons

(2011) Yi Qi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Light-emitting nanocomposite CdS–polymer electrospun fibres via in situ nanoparticle generation

(2011) Francesca Di Benedetto et al.   Nanoscale

Patterning piezoelectric thin film PVDF–TrFE based pressure sensor for catheter application

(2011) Tushar Sharma et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A MEMS electret generator with electrostatic levitation for vibration-driven energy-harvesting applications

(2010) Yuji Suzuki et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Confinement-Induced One-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Arrays

(2010) Mari-Cruz García-Gutiérrez et al.   NANO LETTERS

Piezoelectric BaTiO3Thin Film Nanogenerator on Plastic Substrates

(2010) Kwi-Il Park et al.   NANO LETTERS

Electromagnetic energy harvesting from vibrations of multiple frequencies

(2009) Bin Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

The development of a high-performance perfluorinated polymer electret and its application to micro power generation

(2008) Yoshihiko Sakane et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Performance improvement of a vibration-powered electromagnetic generator by reduced silicon surface roughness

(2007) E. Koukharenko et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS