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Development of Label-Free Triboelectric Nanosensor as Screening Platform for Anti-Tumor Drugs Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Yu-Ying Cheng, Anindita Ganguly, Yi-Yun Cheng, Christopher Llynard D. Ortiz, Arnab Pal, Pramod Shah, Kuldeep Kaswan, Lee-Wei Yang, Zong-Hong Lin
This study introduces a general label-free drug screening platform with potential to support high-throughput drug screening for any protein target. Its innovation lies in quantifying the affinity of molecule-molecule interactions via voltage output variation, which achieves unprecedented selectivity and sensitivity. It combines computational analysis complemented by experimental substantiation with
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An ultra-high voltage (>10 kV) direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator realized by structural and material optimizations Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Jiayue Zhang, Di Liu, Jianxun Shi, Peiyuan Yang, Shengming Li, Zhihao Zhao, Ziting Guo, Yikui Gao, Lixia He, Jing-Shan Zhao, Jie Wang, Zhong Lin Wang
High-voltage power supplies are pivotal in sectors such as agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection. However, conventional high-voltage sources are associated with environmental pollution, cumbersome size, high costs, and significant safety risks due to the accompanying high current. To address these challenges, we propose a high-voltage source that employs a direct-current triboelectric
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Triboelectrically self-sensing respiratory ventilator masks for monitoring, diagnosis, therapy, and human-machine interaction Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Songtao Hu, Beijia Zhang, Tianyu Han, Youzhong Xu, Sheng Bi, Xi Shi, Zhike Peng, Xiaobao Cao
Respiratory monitoring plays a vital role in understanding physiological information and has been the subject of considerable scientific research and technological application. Thanks to the most direct interaction with user breathing, the respiratory mask, in addition to the fundamental function of oxygen supply, has recently emerged for its self-sensing capabilities. However, clinical therapeutics
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Artificial Intelligence Motivated Flexible Single-Electrode Mode Multilayer Triboelectric Sensor for Smart Mobility Systems Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Mingze Qin, Hao Kan, Qinghui Lin, Jianwen Liu, Shixiang Wu, Zhao Yao, Yuanyue Li, Tao Sun, Yang Li
Triboelectric tactile sensing technique is increasingly coming into people’s lives to bring convenience, so that there is an urgent necessity for this technique to be applied to smart mobility to increase safety and enhance the mobility experience. Herein, a single-electrode mode multilayer triboelectric sensor (MTS) motivated by artificial intelligence (AI) is proposed, which consists of styrene-butadiene-styrene
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Mass-production of biomimetic fur knitted triboelectric fabric for smart home and healthcare Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Yunchu Shen, Chaoyu Chen, Lijun Chen, Linjing Shang, Tairan Wang, Kai Wang, Yixi Zhao, Ruihua Hou, Honglian Cong, Gaoming Jiang, Aijun Zhang, Pibo Ma, Zhong Lin Wang
While triboelectric nanogenerated knitted fabrics are regarded as a state-of-the-art and reliable energy source for wearable electronics, there are two bottlenecks in their widespread applications: few mass-manufacturing strategies and low power output. Here, by mature weft-knitted technologies, a 3D single-faced jacquard pile fabric TENG (SJPF-TENG) with the merits of high surface pile density, excellent
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Lighting the Future: Perovskite Nanorods and Their Advances Across Applications Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Sikandar Aftab, Xin Li, Fahmid Kabir, Erdi Akman, Muhammad Aslam, Mohan Reddy Pallavolu, Ganesh Koyyada, Mohammed A. Assiri, Altaf Hussain Rajpar
This in-depth analysis explores the many uses of perovskite nanorods (PNRs), which is a class of materials with remarkable optoelectronic characteristics that are produced by efficient synthesis methods. PNRs are remarkably versatile in various technological domains. The following are some of their most important applications. First, we have comprehensively described innovative/efficient manufacturing
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Perovskite Photovoltaic Interface: From Optimization Towards Exemption Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Feifei Zhang, Dexu Zheng, Dongqi Yu, Sajian Wu, Kai Wang, Lei Peng, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu, Dong Yang
Organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as a paradigm-shifting technology in photovoltaics, offering a low-cost avenue for the high-efficiency conversion of solar energy into electricity. Recent studies underscore the crucial role of material choice and structural design with specific focus on interface architecture in dictating the device efficiency and degradation kinetics
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Solid-state batteries encounter challenges regarding the interface involving lithium metal Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Peipei He, Yong Tang, Zhouliang Tan, Changlong Lei, Zijun Qin, Yue Li, Yunjiao Li, Yi Cheng, Feixiang Wu, Zhenjiang He, Jianbo Zhao
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are highly significant in terms of electrochemical energy storage devices due to their remarkable attributes such as high energy density, long cycle life, and low cost. However, the utilization of liquid electrolytes in current commercial LIBs raises safety concerns. The primary challenge faced by current LIBs is to enhance energy density while ensuring safety. One promising
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Tunable fabric zinc-based batteries utilizing core-shell like fiber electrodes with enhanced deformation durability Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Xinyue Cheng, Hao Gao, Xiaojuan Tian, Dingsheng Wu, Pengfei Lv, Sam S. Yoon, Jixing Yang, Qufu Wei
One-dimensional (1D) fiber-based batteries stand as a promising route for next-generation wearable devices, owing to their combined energy storage and wearability capabilities. However, the development of efficient fiber electrodes and high-quality battery configurations that retain excellent electrochemical performance and garment compatibility while withstanding variable mechanical deformations remains
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Quantitative evaluation method of triboelectric nano-electroporation based on electrical impedance spectroscopy Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Jianping Li, Cancan Wei, Youjia Chen, Zhigang Jin, Nen Wan, Jianming Wen, Jijie Ma, Yili Hu
Electroporation refers to a biophysical process wherein cell permeability is altered by inducing pores of the cell membrane through application of an electric field. It has found extensive applications in cancer therapy and gene delivery. The alteration of electrical impedance during electroporation was investigated by synergistically employing a self-powered triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and
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Modulating electronic structures of MOF through orbital rehybridization by Cu doping promotes photocatalytic reduction of nitrate to produce ammonia Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Yun Zhao, Jing Shen, Jing Yuan, Haifang Mao, Xiqing Cheng, Zhenmin Xu, Zhenfeng Bian
Ammonia synthesis through nitrate reduction can mitigate nitrate pollution and fulfill energy demands. However, the process still has limitations because it is a complex eight-electron reduction process with a high energy barrier. Herein, Cu, which is a highly electronegative element, was successfully integrated into NH–MIL-125 (Cu–NM) using an in situ solvothermal method. This incorporation regulates
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Recent progress on general wearable electrical heating textiles enabled by functional fibers Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Faqiang Wang, Yiming Liu, Jianyong Yu, Zhaoling Li, Bin Ding
With the growing demand for stretchable, wearable, and versatile thermal management electronics, exploring novel active electrical heating textiles is of significance for expansive practical applications. The electrical heating textiles enabled by the functional fibers with favorable comfort, washability, flexibility, and high conversion efficiency constitute clear advantages over traditional electrical
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Multi-scale modified PVDF/Ag@C layer based on dielectric doping and plasma treatment for high-performance triboelectric nanogenerators and self-powered water sterilization Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Xiao Sun, Liting Dong, Jianhua Liu, Tianyuan Hou, Shougang Chen
The limitations of dielectric properties and surface electron affinity and the harsh environment including high humidity, high salt content, and biological fouling restricted the efficient ocean energy harvesting of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Here, Ag@C dielectric doping and two-step O+CF plasma treatment are applied to achieve multi-scale modification of triboelectric materials. The coating
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3D Multimodal, Omnidirectional Router of Aqueous Microdroplets Based on the Synergy of Photovoltaic and Triboelectric effects Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Yuhang Mi, Zechao Huai, Yitong Li, Lihong Shi, Mengtong Wang, Zuoxuan Gao, Xiaohu Liu, Xiong Zhang, Bo Gao, Xueyong Cao, Jinghui Yan, Cheng Wang, Wenbo Yan
In this paper, we present a 3D multimodal router for aqueous microdroplets, addressing the ongoing challenge of 3D transportation of microdroplets in free space. Our strategy combines the photovoltaic effect of a LiNbO:Fe substrate with the triboelectric effect of a superhydrophobic coating. We demonstrate that by positively charging the aqueous microdroplets through the contact-electrification process
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Holistic dielectric and buffer interfacial layers enable high-efficiency perovskite solar cells and modules Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Huan Li, Guanshui Xie, Jun Fang, Xin Wang, Sibo Li, Dongxu Lin, Daozeng Wang, Nuanshan Huang, Haichen Peng, Longbin Qiu
Suppressing the interfacial non-radiative recombination plays a critical role in reducing the voltage loss of perovskite solar cells. Herein, we develop a holistic interfacial regulation using dielectric materials of AlO and PEABr/PMMA, and a buffer layer of compact SnO to manipulate the multiple interfaces. A compact SnO is inserted to reduce the charge accumulation at the interface of electron transport
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A nanoscale perspective of the coexistence of multidimensional defects in the AgCuTe system Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Xinpeng Luan, Jianbo Li, Shipeng Wu, Guibin Zhang, Hexige Wuliji, Jun Wang
AgCuTe, a p-type medium-temperature thermoelectric material, exhibits great potential as a candidate for converting waste heat into electricity owing to its low thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric performance. However, an unstable phase structure of the material system has hindered the direct observation of various point defects contacting with high performance, despite their predicted possibilities
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Managing photons and carriers by multisite chiral molecules achieving high-performance perovskite solar cells fabricated in ambient air Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Qian Zhou, Baibai Liu, Yu Chen, Danqing Ma, Xiao Han, Dongmei He, Zhengfu Zhang, Hua Yang, Pengjun Zhao, Juan Hou, Liming Ding, Jing Feng, Jianhong Yi, Jiangzhao Chen
The progress of photovoltaic performance is hampered by photon and carrier losses in the electron transport layer (ETL) of conventional n-i-p perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, we propose a simple and effective approach to reduce photon and carrier losses. The multisite chiral molecule L-histidine hydrochloride monohydrate (LHHM) is employed to manipulate SnO ETL. The LHHM can not only inhibit
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Metasurface-enhanced multifunctional flag nanogenerator for efficient wind energy harvesting and environmental sensing Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Liwei Dong, Guobiao Hu, Ye Zhang, Wei Ding, Shuai Qu, Qian Tang, Chaoyang Zhao, Yaowen Yang, Fan Yang
Wind energy, as a widely distributed and renewable energy resource, plays a crucial role in promoting self-powered wireless sensor networks and wind speed sensing. However, current research predominantly focuses on specific application purposes, lacking comprehensive investigations into integrated solutions. In this paper, a metasurface-enhanced multifunctional flag-type triboelectric nanogenerator
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A hybrid triboelectric-piezoelectric smart squirrel cage with self-sensing and self-powering capabilities Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Lichang Qin, Liufeng Zhang, Jigang Feng, Feibin Zhang, Qinkai Han, Zhaoye Qin, Fulei Chu
In aero-engines, squirrel cages are commonly used as elastic support parts for bearings, serving to adjust critical speeds and provide vibration damping. Their stable operation is critical for the safety and stability of rotor systems. In this paper, a triboelectric-piezoelectric squirrel cage (TPSC) with self-sensing and self-powering capabilities is proposed. Owing to the ingenious utilization of
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Unlocking the potential of antisolvent-free perovskite solar cells: Modulating crystallization and intermediates through a binary volatile additive strategy Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Bo Zhou, Pei Zhao, Junxue Guo, Yu Qiao, Shuaifeng Hu, Xin Guo, Jiewei Liu, Can Li
High-quality perovskite polycrystalline thin films are generally achieved through antisolvent-assisted crystallization, a crucial process that facilitates desolvation. However, antisolvent method is limited by issues of toxicity and fabrication complexity. Here, we introduce a “binary volatile additive” strategy using methylammonium chloride (MACl) and trifluoroacetamide (TFAA) in dimethylformamid
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Atmospheric moisture-digesting zwitterionic skin for non-drying and self-adhesive multifunctional electronics Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jiqiang Wang, Yanhao Bi, Junxuan Liang, Zhenni Lu, Ke Liu, Yide Liu, Cheng Jiang, Zhenchuan Yu, Kewei Zhang, Xiao Peng, Kai Dong, Yanzhi Xia
Hydrogel-based stretchable ionic skins have attracted extensive attention as on-skin epidermal electronics owing to their inherent biocompatibility and ionic conductivity. However, the problem that water in traditional hydrogels eventually evaporates as exposed to air largely hinders their long-term sensing applications. Herein, we report an atmospheric moisture-digesting, biocompatible, and breathable
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Self-driven sensing of acetylene powered by a triboelectric-electromagnetic hybrid generator Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yingang Gui, Wenhui Zhang, Siyuan Liu, Yukang Li, Jiarui Yang, Gongyu Jin, Hua Huang, Pingan Yang, Mingyuan Gao
A hybrid generator consisting of the direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator (DC-TENG) based on the ternary dielectric triboelectrification effect and the electromagnetic generator (EMG) was designed to provide large output power even at low rotational speeds. At 120 rpm/min, the DC output of the hybrid generator realizes an open-circuit voltage of 3940 V and a short-circuit current of 8 mA, which
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Recent Advances in Wireless Energy Transfer Technologies for Body-Interfaced Electronics Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Wonjung Park, Jakyoung Lee, Won Gi Chung, Inhea Jeong, Enji Kim, Yong Won Kwon, Hunkyu Seo, Kyounghee Lim, Eunmin Kim, Jang-Ung Park
Wireless energy transfer (WET) technology has been extensively explored over the past decades as an ideal solution for supplying energy to body-interfaced electronics. The utilization of wireless, battery-free devices powered by WET offers high potential for conformal applications in body interfaces, particularly by accommodating repetitive body movements and ensuring a robust power supply. Owing to
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Unveiling the Contribution of Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Effect to Inorganic Halide Perovskites Photodetectors Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 You Xue, Tao Yang, Enhui Wang, Hongyang Wang, Laipan Zhu, Sheng Cao, Xinmei Hou, Kuo-Chih Chou
Compression and tensile strain based on piezo-phototronic effect represent a valid method for modulating the photocurrent of photodetectors. However, the underlying mechanism responsible for the asymmetric increase/decrease of photocurrent under identical compressive/tensile stresses remains unclear. Herein, a PVDF/CsPbBr composite fiber incorporating orthorhombic CsPbBr (a piezoelectric phase) is
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Unveiling the synergistic role of nitrogen vacancies and Z-scheme heterojunction in g-C3N4/β-Bi2O3 hybrids for enhanced CO2 photoreduction Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Yang Wang, Chaogang Ban, Yajie Feng, Jiangping Ma, Junjie Ding, Xiaoxing Wang, Lujie Ruan, Youyu Duan, Mikhail G. Brik, Liyong Gan, Xiaoyuan Zhou
Rational design of highly efficient photocatalysts for CO conversion into carbonaceous fuels is of great significance to mitigate the global greenhouse effect and energy shortage problem. Among numerous materials studied for this purpose, the carbon nitride (g-CN) has been widely used in photocatalytic CO reduction (PCR) due to its decent optical properties, low cost and environment friendliness. However
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High-temperature flexible electric Piezo/pyroelectric bifunctional sensor with excellent output performance based on thermal-cyclized electrospun PAN/Zn(Ac)2 nanofiber mat Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Rongyan Yin, Yinhui Li, Weidong Li, Fei Gao, Xiao Chen, Tingyu Li, Jianguo Liang, Hulin Zhang, Haifeng Gao, Pengwei Li, Yunlei Zhou
High-temperature sensors are critical in petrochemical, aerospace, and automotive industries. However, the inorganic piezoelectric materials for high-temperature sensors are usually rigid and only can work in low temperatures due to their low Curie temperature (< 200 °C), which restricts these sensors for high-temperature application. Herein, we report a high-temperature piezoelectric sensor based
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Monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells: A review of the present status and solutions toward commercial application Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Fuhua Hou, Xiaoqi Ren, Haikuo Guo, Xuli Ning, Yulong Wang, Tiantian Li, Chengjun Zhu, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhang
The monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells (TSCs) have a theoretical efficiency of more than 42%, now the record efficiency has reached 33.9%. In this review, the structure of perovskite/silicon TSCs, the antireflection layer, front transparent electrode, wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells (WB-PSCs), carrier transport layers, and intermediate tunneling junction are mainly presented that
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Mechanisms of Noble Metal-enhanced Ferroelectric Spontaneous Polarized Photocatalysis Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Mingzhu Du, Wei Liu, Nian Liu, Yang Ling, Shifei Kang
Photocatalysis technology with merits of mild reaction conditions and minimal secondary pollution had shown extensive applications potential in the domains of energy and environment. Nevertheless, the rapid recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs critically hinders the efficiency of photocatalysis. Very recently, the ferroelectric catalysts with merits of spontaneous polarization hold great
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Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-based energy storage ceramics with excellent comprehensive performance by constructing dynamic nanoscale domains and high intrinsic breakdown strength Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Changbai Long, Ziqian Su, Anwei Xu, Heng Huang, Laijun Liu, Long Gu, Wei Ren, Haijun Wu, Xiangdong Ding
Lead-free ceramic-based dielectric capacitors show huge potential in electrical energy storage in pulsed power systems due to their fast charge/discharge rate, ultrahigh power density and environmental friendliness. However, unsatisfied charge/discharge performance characterized by inferior recoverable energy storage density ( generally <5J/cm) has become a key bottleneck to restrict their applications
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Roly-Poly Inspired Tribo-Electromagnetic Energy Harvester Toward Sustainable Ocean Energy Harvesting Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jonghyeon Yun, Hyunwoo Cho, Daewon Kim
With the increasing global population, the demand for energy has also risen significantly. However, the utilization of fossil fuels for the purpose of energy production has resulted in the release of carbon emissions, accelerating the global warming. Therefore, the demand for carbon-free and renewable energy sources, which can replace the fossil fuels, is growing. In this study, a roly-poly-structure-inspired
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Reevaluate low-concentration ether-based electrolytes for lithium metal batteries Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Junxiang Liu, Dang Nguyen, Jiaqi Wang, Robert Kuphal, Li Xie, Chengcheng Fang
Ether is regarded as an exceptional solvent in liquid electrolytes for lithium (Li) metal batteries due to its outstanding compatibility with Li metal anode. Low salt concentration in ether-based electrolytes (LCEEs) is highly favorable to reducing the cost of future Li metal batteries. Nevertheless, LCEEs have been reported to exhibit poor anodic stability (as low as 4.0 V Li/Li), therefore considered
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Muscle-inspired anisotropic conductive foams with low-detection limit and wide linear sensing range for abnormal gait monitoring Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Peng Ding, Zhenya Ge, Kui Yuan, Jiannan Li, Yi Zhao, Wei Zhai, Yanlong Zhao, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Kun Dai
A small-strain sensitive and highly compressible strain sensor is urgently required to handle external complex pressure environments in wearable applications and artificial intelligence. Therefore, the development of a reasonable sensor structure to achieve low detection limitation and wide linear detection range is significant and challenging. Herein, a muscle-inspired anisotropic conductive polydimethylsiloxane
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A durable, breathable, and weather-adaptive coating driven by particle self-assembly for radiative cooling and energy harvesting Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jinhao Xu, Fei Liang, Zhaokun Wang, Xujiang Chao, Yuheng Gu, Ning Li, Haiqing Liu, Jun Wan, Xiaohui Zhang, Bing Li, Dongliang Zhao, Dahua Shou
The imperative to attain net-zero emissions emphasizes energy conservation. Radiative cooling stands out as a compelling technology in this pursuit for its self-sufficiency and cost-effectiveness. However, the radiative cooling faces the challenge in varied weather, including high ultraviolet (UV), cloudy and rainy days, primarily due to instability of radiative cooling materials and mono-energy conservation
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Smart walking cane based on triboelectric nanogenerators for assisting the visually impaired Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Zhiyuan Yang, Mang Gao, Junho Choi
The increasing number of visually impaired individuals due to global population growth and aging poses a significant societal challenge, leading to a substantial demand for devices that can assist the visually impaired. The emergence of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) has provided a novel approach to achieve self-powered sensing, making them ideal candidates for addressing this issue. In this
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A self-powered, implantable bone-electronic interface for home-based therapeutic strategy of bone regeneration Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Chuanhang Xu, Shan Liang, Dongqi Fan, Xingyu Zhu, Mengjiao Huang, Tianyan Zhong, Yuan Chen, Guangyu Jian, Zhihe Long, Lili Xing, Dize Li, Xinyu Xue, Tao Chen
Bone traumatic injuries, enduring a prolonged healing process since it involves a series of bio events, becomes gradually challenging with increasing aging population. The integration of a home-based therapy strategy with emerging microelectronic technology holds promise for optimizing the whole long-term healing process of bone defect. Given the bioelectric properties of bone, utilizing biomedical
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Low-damage hydrogen-doped transparent electrodes towards semitransparent perovskite photovoltaics Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Zhigang Che, Limeng Zhang, Jiacheng Shang, Yan Zhan, Yurong Zhou, Fengzhen Liu
As one kind of transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs), transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) have been widely used in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the conventional magnetron sputtering usually causes high-energy particles, thus damaging the underlying functional films and deteriorating the performance of devices. Therefore, developing a low-damage method for high-quality TCO film is crucial
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Electron spin-states reconfiguration induced by alternating temperature gradient for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution on hollow core-shell FeS2/CuCo2O4 Z-scheme heterostructure Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Zuming He, Kai Lin, Ngie Hing Wong, Jaka Sunarso, Yongmei Xia, Xiaofei Fu, Bin Tang, Zhengyi Huang, Yong Wang, Hanpei Yang
The pyroelectric effect and electron spin-state reconfiguration play a critical role in photocatalysis but are seldom investigated. This work is the first to exploit the fluctuating temperature (Δ) between the cold-hot alternation in photocatalysis to drive the pyroelectric effect and electron spin-sate reconfiguration. FeS/CuCoO (FS/CCO) hollow core-shell heterojunctions were prepared using hydrothermal
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Mesocrystallinely stabilized lithium storage in high-entropy oxides Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Wei Wang, Wenjun Song, Yanshuai Li, Yaqing Guo, Keqin Yang, Lianghao Yu, Furong Xie, Qingqing Ren, Kun He, Shun Wang, Yifei Yuan
High-entropy oxides (HEOs) have received growing recognition as an anode candidate for lithium-ion batteries, primarily attributed to their decent lithium storage capabilities and high cycling durability. However, the underlying lithium storage mechanism of HEOs remains ambiguous, particularly the origins for their high structural stability, necessitating more comprehensive investigations. In this
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Multiscale modulation of ultra-small ruthenium anchored on bimetallic sulfides for seawater electrolysis at ampere-level current density Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Lin Wang, Haolan Tao, Yingnan Liu, Yue Chen, Zhengfei Chen, Xiaoxuan Yang, Bin Yang, Zhongjian Li, Qizhou Dai, Cheng Lian, Lecheng Lei, Yang Hou
Developing efficient and stable electrocatalysts is the critical challenge for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) from seawater electrolysis. The design of catalysts for seawater HER needs to consider not only high intrinsic activity determined by the electronic structure, but also favorable mass transfer at the catalyst's surface. Herein, a unique nanoarray hybrid heterojunction consisting of ultra-small
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Ultrafast, self-powered monolithic pressure sensing technology induced by piezo-pyrophototronics Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jihong Liu, Jingwei Chen, Zicai Zhang, Shufang Wang, Shuang Qiao
Pressure sensing is a pivotal aspect of modern technology that has been extensively explored, but still presents significant challenges. This work introduces an innovative ultrafast self-powered pressure sensing technology by harnessing the lateral photovoltaic effect (LPE) in a CIGS heterojunction via piezo-pyrophototronics. By utilizing non-uniform irradiation, a surface gradient of charge carriers
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Thermoresponsive Janus hybrid hydrogel for efficient solar steam generation Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Hao Li, Guoyun Tong, Aqiang Chu, Juanli Chen, Hongda Yang, Jing Fang, Zhengsheng Yang, Haohao Liu, Liangliang Dong
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation technology stands out as a promising solution for sustainable freshwater production. To achieve sustained and efficient water evaporation, it is crucial to carefully modulate the distribution of water content within the solar evaporator. In this study, a novel light-temperature responsive composite hydrogel-based solar evaporator was successful constructed. This
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Artificial synapse based on a tri-layer AlN/AlScN/AlN stacked memristor for neuromorphic computing Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Xinhuan Dai, Qilin Hua, Chunsheng Jiang, Yong Long, Zilong Dong, Yuanhong Shi, Tianci Huang, Haotian Li, Haixing Meng, Yang Yang, Ruilai Wei, Guozhen Shen, Weiguo Hu
Neuromorphic devices have garnered significant attention for their potential to revolutionize conventional computing architecture and drive advancements in artificial neural systems. Aluminum nitride-based (AlN-based) memristors have emerged as particularly noteworthy due to their exceptional properties, including ultrafast switching speed, small switching current, substantial on/off ratio, controllable
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Superior triboelectric polymer based on solid-state polymer forging Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Mingjin Liu, Qian Chen, Senhao Zhang, Yunfeng Zhao, Cong Fang, Zhao-Xia Huang, Jin-Ping Qu
The fabrication of superior triboelectric materials is urgently demanded for diverse applications in the Internet of Things and intelligence era, but it is limited by film preparation strategy. This work proposes a novel strategy namely solid-state polymer forging (SSPF) to prepare high-performance triboelectric polymer films. Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer (ECTFE) membrane reinforced by
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Piezo-optoelectronic coupling in heterojunctions for self-powered and ultrasensitive pressure sensing Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Cong Thanh Nguyen, Emily Lakis, Dang D.H. Tran, Tuan-Hung Nguyen, Jun Sugawara, Ivan Gratchev, Erik W. Streed, Toan Dinh, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Van Thanh Dau, Dzung Viet Dao
It is highly desirable to discover sensing mechanisms for developing self-powered and ultrasensitive pressure sensing. Here, we report that the piezo-optoelectronic coupling in a n-3C-SiC/p-Si heterojunction not only enables energy harvesting but also features massive strain sensitivity. To demonstrate the proof of the concept, a pressure sensing device is developed with active and reference electrodes
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Anti-moisture, anti-bacterial cellulosic triboelectric materials enabled by hydroxyl coordination effect Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Pinle Zhang, Huancheng Huang, Xin Wang, Kuan Cai, Junyu Chen, Yanhao Xu, Fanchao Yu, Shuangxi Nie, Shuangfei Wang, Xinliang Liu
Owing to their low cost, customizability, and environmental stability, cellulosic triboelectric materials have emerged among polymer materials. However, the rich hydrogen bonding network inherent in cellulose limits its polarity and electron-donating ability, and charge dissipation caused by the hygroscopicity of the hydroxyl-rich groups limits its application as a triboelectric material. In this study
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A high-efficiency, self-sustainable livestock barn air purification system Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Ruohui Hou, Xunjia Li, Yuxiang Pan, Xiande Zhao, Jianfeng Ping
In the context of livestock farming, controlling dust within barns is vital for maintaining animal respiratory health, equipment longevity, and production efficiency. To address the challenges posed by high dust concentrations, ventilation systems with air filters and humidity controls have been introduced. However, their widespread adoption on family farms is hindered by their high costs, substantial
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Triboelectric in-sensor deep learning for self-powered gesture recognition toward multifunctional rescue tasks Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Yao Xiong, Ziwei Huo, Jintao Zhang, Yang Liu, Dewu Yue, Nuo Xu, Rui Gu, Liang Wei, Lin Luo, Mingxia Chen, Chao Liu, Zhong Lin Wang, Qijun Sun
Gesture recognition is an effective method to voice-off communication in daily life, offering an intuitive and immersive means to interactive terminal. Current commercialized solutions to gesture recognition are exposed to limitations of either susceptibility to environmental conditions or the huge cost on fabrication, energy, and computing power. Here, we propose a deep-learning-enabled smart gesture
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Vibration wave transfer management strategy inside triboelectric nanogenerator device for enhancing recognition accuracy Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Junjun Huang, Yue Liu, Shufeng Wang, Jiajia Wan, Xingke Zhao, Honglin Li, Zhenming Chen, Housheng Xia, Chengmei Gui
Present triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) devices can be used for monitoring vibration frequency, intensity and working environment. Nevertheless, vibration wave recognition cannot be achieved, owing to developed device structure and working mechanism limitation. To prevent such issues, dielectric materials (metallized cotton encapsulated by polydimethylsiloxane of gradient elastic modulus) with vibration
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Green synthesis of natural nanocomposite with synergistically tunable sorption/desorption for solar-driven all-weather moisture harvesting Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Rong Zhu, Qiongfen Yu, Ming Li, Aimin Li, Danya Zhan, Yinning Li, Zhongfan Mo, Shengnan Sun, Ying Zhang
Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) is a promising strategy for addressing freshwater scarcity in arid regions that extracts water vapor from the atmosphere and utilizes solar energy to drive desorption. Hygroscopic salts are commonly used to develop composite sorbents for SAWH with a high water uptake, but these salts often exhibit slow kinetics and high energy consumption for the desorption
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Facile synthesis of advanced BaTiO3/CuPbSbS3 heterostructure photocatalyst with enhanced piezo-photocatalytic degradation performance Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Zhen Chen, Guiqiu Li, Xinlong Zheng, Yuhao Liu, Jun Dai, Bo Huang, Meng Xia, Lulu Yan, Qi Chen, Yijun Shen, Dong Wang, Meng Li, Wei Xiao, Xinlong Tian, Juanxiu Xiao
The polarization electric field feature of piezoelectric materials is greatly beneficial to enhance the separation and migration of photogenerated carriers. Herein, we propose a BaTiO/CuPbSbS (BTO/CPSS) heterostructure photocatalyst through the combination of hydrothermal and facile butyldithiocarbamate acid (BDCA) solution process, in which the catalytic degradation performance of BTO/CPSS can be
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Discrete ZnO p-n homojunction piezoelectric arrays for self-powered human motion monitoring Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Weili Deng, Longchao Huang, Hongrui Zhang, Guo Tian, Shenglong Wang, Tao Yang, Da Xiong, Long Jin, Weiqing Yang
Zinc oxide (ZnO), as a typical piezoelectric semiconductor, has gained significant attention in the field of wearable electromechanical coupling. However, the presence of an intrinsic screening effect becomes a bottleneck in developing high-performance ZnO-based piezoelectric devices. To address this limitation, we propose the formation of p-n homojunction by La doping in ZnO nanorods (NRs) as well
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Variable capacity polymer based energy harvesters with integrated macroporous elastomer springs Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Qixiang Jiang, Veronika Otáhalová, Victor Burré, Hannah S. Leese, Milo S.P. Shaffer, Robert Hahn, Angelika Menner, Alexander Bismarck
We introduce a manufacturing concept of variable capacity energy harvesters consisting of macroporous springs integrated within a conducting silicone rubber and dielectric. Printing and polymerising emulsion templates resulted in macroporous spring elements, which were coated with conducting silicone rubber to maintain the active contact surface. By increasing size and number of these springs, the
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Hard carbon with embedded graphitic nanofibers for fast-charge sodium-ion batteries Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ke Wang, Mengjun Li, Zhu Zhu, Wei Ai, Han Wu, Bingwu Wang, Pan He, Dong Xie, Jinsong Wu, Wei Huang
The development of fast-charging sodium-ion batteries need the anode to have a high rate capacity with a long and reversible charging plateau at low voltage (<0.1 V). Hard carbons are extensively investigated as the anodes for sodium-ion batteries, but slow charge-transfer kinetics and low reversible capacity at low potential region are still major obstacles for their practical applications. Herein
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High-aligned oppositely-charged nanocellulose/MXene aerogel membranes through synergy of directional freeze-casting and structural densification for osmotic-energy harvesting Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Zhanhong Yuan, Binglin Zhou, Kaiyu Yuan, Zhijiang Xie, Ke Zheng, Huiqing Wang, Chenlu Jiao, Dongdong Ye
Optimization of ion-transport paths can considerably improve ion-transport capabilities in charged nanochannels. Thus, the assembly of high-charge-density one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials into aligned nanochannels is necessary for high-performance osmotic-energy harvesting. Herein, we prepared cellulose/MXene aerogel membranes with opposite charges and aligned nanochannels via chemical modification
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Sustainable paper-based triboelectric nanogenerator with improved output performance through a general strategy of interface fusion Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Hanbin Liu, Xun Li, Zhijian Li, Huacui Xiang, Zhou Bai, Haiwei Wu, Guodong Liu, Hongwei Zhou
The paper-based triboelectric nanogenerators (PB-TENGs) satisfied the requirement of sustainability and aroused great research interests, however how to improve their outputs still remains as a huge challenge. Most of the reported strategies to enhance the performance of PB-TENG focused on the chemical modification of the friction layers (FL), which may be restricted by the high-cost and cumbersome
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A vortex-induced vibration device based on MG-TENG and research of its application in ocean current energy harvesting Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 He Li, Zhen Zhang, Peng Xu, Changqing Jiang, Linjie Yu
In recent years, with the extensive research on the application of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) by scholars all over the world, the development of TENGs in harvesting and utilization of ocean energy has attracted more and more attention according to the advantages of TENGs in low-frequency energy harvesting. As a kind of ocean energy, the development and utilization of ocean current energy
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Customizing temperature-resistant cellulosic triboelectric materials for energy harvesting and emerging applications Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Siqiyuan Zhu, Yanhua Liu, Guoli Du, Yuzheng Shao, Zhiting Wei, Jinlong Wang, Bin Luo, Chenchen Cai, Xiangjiang Meng, Song Zhang, Mingchao Chi, Shuangxi Nie
Extreme environmental conditions pose fundamental obstacles to the stable operation of equipment in cutting-edge fields such as deep space exploration and military equipment. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) as novel energy harvesting and sensing devices exhibit unparalleled potential under high-temperature conditions. However, the development of temperature-resistant triboelectric materials is
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A predictive method for impedance estimation of triboelectric nanogenerators based on a gated recurrent unit model Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Qin Zhang, Hengyu Guo, Fan Shen, Chen Cao, Jianyong Zheng, Quan Zhang, Yan Peng, Zhongjie Li, Xinghua Xiao
Majorities of existing studies aim at investigating the influence of relevant parameters of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) on their electrical output. However, few studies reported the relationship between these parameters and internal impedances of TENGs. In this work, we have firstly achieved accurate prediction for internal impedances of contact-separation TENGs (CS-TENGs) with different combinations
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Shear thickening and charge-storing interlayer-based all-aerosol-sprayed wearable triboelectric sensor for industrial wireless human-machine interfaces Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Ji Gyo Park, BaekGyu Kim, Jin Yeong Song, Ho Kyoung Lee, Min Chan Kim, Kyu Hyun, Da Seul Shin, Zong-Hong Lin, Dongwhi Choi, Sang Min Park
In harsh factory environment, achieving design and deployment of wearable sensor is challenging for foundation of industrial internet of things (IoT) systems. Herein, we introduce an all-aerosol-sprayed impact-resistant wearable triboelectric sensor (SC-WTS) that integrates SiO nanoparticle-based shear thickening and a charge-storing (SC) interlayer. This interlayer synergistically enhances both anti-impact
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A self-powered flexible tactile sensor utilizing chemical battery reactions to detect static and dynamic stimuli Nano Energy (IF 17.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Sen Li, Yu Cheng, Ka Deng, Hongyan Sun
Flexible and wearable tactile sensors have become increasingly important in various fields, including healthcare monitoring and human-computer interaction. However, traditional resistive or capacitive sensors require an external power supply to continuously consume energy, while piezoelectric and triboelectric sensors respond only to dynamic mechanical stimuli. The development of tactile sensors that