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. 2022 Apr 15;12(8):1366. doi: 10.3390/nano12081366

Figure 2.

Figure 2

The working principle of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). (a) Contact-electrification mechanism explained by electron cloud potential well model. Reprinted with permission from Reference [118]. Copyright 2018 John Wiley & Sons. Four modes of TENGs, including (b) vertical contact-separation mode, (c) single electrode mode, (d) lateral sliding mode, and (e) freestanding mode.