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Zhong Lin WangThe global energy crisis is becoming increasingly severe with the fast-paced growth of the global economy....Renewable energy for electricity generation has been considered a means of solving the energy crisis. Solar energy, tidal energy, mechanical motion, and thermal changes are all considered potential forms of energy that are convertible into electrical energy in the environment. Among these, mechanical energy is the most extensively distributed type, as it occurs in diverse forms. Daily activities such as walking, running, cycling, and even tiny facial expressions (for example, smiling and crying) are accompanied by mechanical distortions, suggesting that the human body constitutes a pivotal means of mechanical power generation. In 2012, Professor Zhong Lin Wang, an adjunct professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, proposed the first-ever triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), which converts mechanical energy from the surrounding environment into electrical energy on the basis of the triboelectric effect. During the past few years, the TENG has received considerable attention and has been widely applied to multidisciplinary fields owing to its outstanding output performance, sustainable power output, and ease of integration.
