Piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators: Trends and impacts. (October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Askari, Hassan; Khajepour, Amir; Khamesee, Mir Behrad; Saadatnia, Zia; Wang, Zhong Lin
• Is Part Of: Nano today. Volume 22(2018)
• Page Start: 10
• Page End: 13
• Publication Date: 2018-10
• Subjects: Piezoelectric nanogenerators -- Triboelectric nanogenerators -- Smart city; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanosciences -- Périodiques; 620.505
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2018.08.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0132

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: The impact of PENG and TENG to the field of energy harvesting is reported. The trend of publications in the area of NGs is investigated and its correlation with S-shaped history is shown. The trend of citations for PENGs and TENGs is presented. The perspective of the research in this field is discussed. Abstract: Piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators are the two recently developed technologies for effective harvesting of ambient mechanical energy for self-powered systems. The work herein briefly reports the trends and impacts of research based on piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators. For the first time, a statistical study of publication trends in piezo- and triboelectric nanogenerators is used to investigate the current state of the research. We investigate the status of the research in these fields, based on their S-shaped history, as a description of their growth in size over time, considering the number of citations and published papers that use these two novel technologies. A brief discussion of the outlook for these technologies and their potential impact on everyday life is presented, particularly in the development of future 'smart' cities.