Emerging metal oxide based triboelectric nanogenerators for energy collection and self-powered sensing

Wei Bin Chen; Shu Zheng Liu; Jiaqing Zhuang; Dan Zhang; Xin Gui Tang; Vellaisamy A.L. Roy; Qi Jun Sun

doi:10.1016/j.mser.2025.101119

Emerging metal oxide based triboelectric nanogenerators for energy collection and self-powered sensing

Wei Bin Chen
, Shu Zheng Liu
, Jiaqing Zhuang
, Dan Zhang
, Xin Gui Tang
, Vellaisamy A.L. Roy
, Qi Jun Sun

School of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have obtained extensive global research attention for their promising applications in energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. The energy conversion efficiency of TENGs can be significantly enhanced by incorporating metal oxides, attributable to their high dielectric constant, tunable electron affinity, and chemical stability. This review comprehensively summarizes the latest progress on metal oxide based TENGs (MO-TENGs), including the working principles, materials selection criterion, and applications. Moreover, the remaining challenges and future prospect of MO-TENGs are introduced and discussed in detail. This review should provide guidance on the construction and application of high-performance TENGs in future.

Original language	English
Article number	101119
Journal	Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports
Volume	167
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mser.2025.101119
Publication status	Published - Jan 2026

Keywords

Energy collection
Metal oxide
Self-powered sensing
Triboelectric nanogenerator

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