Transparent and Efficient Wood-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensing

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 16; no. 9; p. 1208
• Main Authors: Cheng, Ting, Cao, Kunli, Jing, Yidan, Wang, Hongyan, Wu, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Aesthetics; Alternative energy; Biocompatibility; Biological materials; Cellulose; Electric generators; Electric power production; Electric properties; Energy consumption; Energy harvesting; epoxy resin; Epoxy resins; Functional groups; high performance; Lignin; Mechanical properties; Nanogenerators; Open circuit voltage; Optical properties; Renewable resources; Smart buildings; Structural forms; Sustainable development; transparent TENG; wood based; China; epoxy resin; transparent TENG; high performance; wood based

Wood possesses several advantageous qualities including innocuity, low cost, aesthetic appeal, and excellent biocompatibility, and its naturally abundant functional groups and diverse structural forms facilitate functionalization modification. As the most sustainable bio-based material, the combinat...