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ArticleiScience2026

A cantilever-beam-structured triboelectric nanogenerator for micro-vibration energy harvesting.

Wenxuan Chang, Hengyu Guo

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Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wenxuan ChangState Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
Hengyu GuoState Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.

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Abstract

Triboelectric nanogenerator is a new type of self-powered device that can harvest vibrational energy from the environment. Harvesting low-frequency micro-vibration energy remains challenging for conventional approaches. This study presents a cantilever-beam triboelectric nanogenerator (CB-TENG) that combines resonant mechanical amplification with integrated voltage-multiplying circuitry to enhance energy conversion. The device utilizes a resonant cantilever beam to mechanically amplify micro-scale displacements into effective contact-separation motions, integrated with a voltage-multiplying circuit for enhanced charge accumulation. The results show that the CB-TENG significantly outperforms a comparable piezoelectric bimorph in output power under micro-vibrations (30-90 μm). The TENG can be used to collect low-frequency micro-vibration energy to power equipment operating condition monitoring and sensing networks. It successfully powers commercial electronic devices, such as LEDs and a hygrothermograph, showcasing its potential as a practical power source for equipment condition monitoring and self-powered sensing networks.

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