Recent Advances in Wearable Textile-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators
Sivasubramaniyan Neelakandan,
S. R. Srither,
N. R. Dhineshbabu,
Suman Maloji,
Oscar Dahlsten,
Ramachandran Balaji,
Ragini Singh
Affiliations
Sivasubramaniyan Neelakandan
Department of Chemistry, Sri Sai Ram Institute of Technology, West Tambaram, Chennai 600044, Tamil Nadu, India
S. R. Srither
Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
N. R. Dhineshbabu
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, T. John Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 560083, Karnataka, India
Suman Maloji
Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
Oscar Dahlsten
Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
Ramachandran Balaji
Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ragini Singh
Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
We review recent results on textile triboelectric nanogenerators (T-TENGs), which function both as harvesters of mechanical energy and self-powered motion sensors. T-TENGs can be flexible, breathable, and lightweight. With a combination of traditional and novel manufacturing methods, including nanofibers, T-TENGs can deliver promising power output. We review the evolution of T-TENG device structures based on various textile material configurations and fabrication methods, along with demonstrations of self-powered systems. We also provide a detailed analysis of different textile materials and approaches used to enhance output. Additionally, we discuss integration capabilities with supercapacitors and potential applications across various fields such as health monitoring, human activity monitoring, human–machine interaction applications, etc. This review concludes by addressing the challenges and key research questions that remain for developing viable T-TENG technology.
