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Mohamadbeigi N, Shooshtari L, Fardindoost S, Vafaiee M, Iraji Zad A, Mohammadpour R. Self-powered triboelectric nanogenerator sensor for detecting humidity level and monitoring ethanol variation in a simulated exhalation environment. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1562. [PMID: 38238422 PMCID: PMC10796746 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51862-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Respiration stands as a vital process reflecting physiological and pathological human health status. Exhaled breath analysis offers a facile, non-invasive, swift, and cost-effective approach for diagnosing and monitoring diseases by detecting concentration changes of specific biomarkers. In this study, we employed Polyethylene oxide/copper (I) oxide composite nanofibers (PCNFs), synthesized via the electrospinning method as the sensing material to measure ethanol levels (1-200 ppm) in an exhaled breath simulator environment. The integrated contact-separation triboelectric nanogenerator was utilized to power the self-powered PCNFs exhaled breath sensor. The PCNFs-based gas sensor demonstrates promising results with values of 0.9 and 3.2 for detecting 5 ppm and 200 ppm ethanol, respectively, in the presence of interfering gas at 90% relative humidity (RH). Notably, the sensor displayed remarkable ethanol selectivity, with ratios of 10:1 to methanol and 25:1 to acetone. Response and recovery times for 200 ppm ethanol at 90 RH% were rapid, at 2.7 s and 5.8 s, respectively. The PCNFs-based exhaled breath sensor demonstrated consistent and stable performance in practical conditions, showcasing its potential for integration into wearable devices. This self-powered breath sensor enabling continuous monitoring of lung cancer symptoms and facilitating compliance checks with legal alcohol consumption limits.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nima Mohamadbeigi
- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute for Convergence Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute for Convergence Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute for Convergence Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute for Convergence Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute for Convergence Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi Street, P.O. Box 11365-9161, Tehran, Iran.
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- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute for Convergence Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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Li Z, Yang C, Zhang Q, Chen G, Xu J, Peng Y, Guo H. Standardized Volume Power Density Boost in Frequency-Up Converted Contact-Separation Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerators. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2023; 6:0237. [PMID: 37746657 PMCID: PMC10516179 DOI: 10.34133/research.0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
Abstract
The influence of a mechanical structure's volume increment on the volume power density (VPD) of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) is often neglected when considering surface charge density and surface power density. This paper aims to address this gap by introducing a standardized VPD metric for a more comprehensive evaluation of TENG performance. The study specifically focuses on 2 frequency-up mechanisms, namely, the integration of planetary gears (PG-TENG) and the implementation of a double-cantilever structure (DC-TENG), to investigate their impact on VPD. The study reveals that the PG-TENG achieves the highest volume average power density, measuring at 0.92 W/m3. This value surpasses the DC-TENG by 1.26 times and the counterpart TENG by a magnitude of 69.9 times. Additionally, the PG-TENG demonstrates superior average power output. These findings introduce a new approach for enhancing TENGs by incorporating frequency-up mechanisms, and highlight the importance of VPD as a key performance metric for evaluating TENGs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhongjie Li
- School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation,
Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P.R. China
- Institute of Artificial Intelligence,
Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P.R. China
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- School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation,
Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P.R. China
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- School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation,
Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Turbo-Generator Vibration, School of Energy and Environment,
Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P.R. China
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology,
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76344, Germany
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- Institute of Artificial Intelligence,
Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P.R. China
- Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Shanghai 200444, P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics,
Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P.R. China
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Luo H, Du J, Yang P, Shi Y, Liu Z, Yang D, Zheng L, Chen X, Wang ZL. Human-Machine Interaction via Dual Modes of Voice and Gesture Enabled by Triboelectric Nanogenerator and Machine Learning. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:17009-17018. [PMID: 36947663 PMCID: PMC10080540 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
With the development of science and technology, human-machine interaction has brought great benefits to the society. Here, we design a voice and gesture signal translator (VGST), which can translate natural actions into electrical signals and realize efficient communication in human-machine interface. By spraying silk protein on the copper of the device, the VGST can achieve improved output and a wide frequency response of 20-2000 Hz with a high sensitivity of 167 mV/dB, and the resolution of frequency detection can reach 0.1 Hz. By designing its internal structure, its resonant frequency and output voltage can be adjusted. The VGST can be used as a high-fidelity platform to effectively recover recorded music and can also be combined with machine learning algorithms to realize the function of speech recognition with a high accuracy rate of 97%. It also has good antinoise performance to recognize speech correctly even in noisy environments. Meanwhile, in gesture recognition, the triboelectric translator is able to recognize simple hand gestures and to judge the distance between hand and the VGST based on the principle of electrostatic induction. This work demonstrates that triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology can have great application prospects and significant advantages in human-machine interaction and high-fidelity platforms.
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- Hao Luo
- College
of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection
and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- College
of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection
and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
- School
of Nanoscience and Technology, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
- School
of Nanoscience and Technology, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
- School
of Nanoscience and Technology, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
- School
of Nanoscience and Technology, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- College
of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection
and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
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- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
- School
of Nanoscience and Technology, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
- School
of Nanoscience and Technology, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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Šutka A, Shieh FK, Kinka M, Lapčinskis L, Chang CC, Lam PK, Pudzs K, Verners O. Triboelectric behaviour of selected MOFs in contact with metals. RSC Adv 2022; 13:41-46. [PMID: 36605651 PMCID: PMC9764424 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06150c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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MOFs have been effectively used to magnify the triboelectric charge of polymers. However, so far the individual triboelectric properties and charge transfer mechanisms of MOFs haven't been reported. Triboelectric property investigation for selected MOFs show that the main mechanism for MOF triboelectrification in contact with metals is electron transfer.
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- Andris Šutka
- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical UniversityPaula Valdena 3/7Riga1048Latvia
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central UniversityTaoyuan32001Taiwan
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- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius UniversitySauletekio av. 3Vilnius10257Lithuania
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical UniversityPaula Valdena 3/7Riga1048Latvia
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central UniversityTaoyuan32001Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central UniversityTaoyuan32001Taiwan
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of LatviaKengaraga 8Riga1063Latvia
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical UniversityPaula Valdena 3/7Riga1048Latvia
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Khandelwal G, Deswal S, Dahiya R. Triboelectric Nanogenerators as Power Sources for Chemical Sensors and Biosensors. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:44573-44590. [PMID: 36530315 PMCID: PMC9753505 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The recent advances of portable sensors in flexible and wearable form factors are drawing increasing attention worldwide owing to their requirement applications ranging from health monitoring to environment monitoring. While portability is critical for these applications, real-time data gathering also requires a reliable power supply-which is largely met with batteries. Besides the need for regular charging, the use of toxic chemicals in batteries makes it difficult to rely on them, and as a result different types of energy harvesters have been explored in recent years. Among these, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) provide a promising platform for harnessing ambient energy and converting it into usable electric signals. The ease of fabrication and possibility to develop TENGs with a diverse range of easily available materials also make them attractive. This review focuses on the TENG technology and its efficient use as a power source for various types of chemical sensors and biosensors. The paper describes the underlying mechanism, various modes of working of TENGs, and representative examples of their utilization as power sources for sensing a multitude of analytes. The challenges associated with their adoption for commercial solutions are also discussed to stimulate further advances and innovations.
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- Gaurav Khandelwal
- Bendable
Electronics and Sensing Technologies Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Bendable
Electronics and Sensing Technologies Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Bendable Electronics
and Sustainable Technologies Group, Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Sardana S, Kaur H, Arora B, Aswal DK, Mahajan A. Self-Powered Monitoring of Ammonia Using an MXene/TiO 2/Cellulose Nanofiber Heterojunction-Based Sensor Driven by an Electrospun Triboelectric Nanogenerator. ACS Sens 2022; 7:312-321. [PMID: 35029965 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c02388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Real-time monitoring of harmful gases is of great significance to identify the environmental hazards to people's lives. However, this application scenario requiring low-power consumption, superior sensitivity, portability, and self-driven operation of gas sensors remains a challenge. Herein, an electrospun triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is synthesized using highly electronegative and conducting MXene nanofibers (NFs) paired with biodegradable cellulose acetate NFs (CA-NFs) as triboelectric layers, which supports a sufficient power density (∼1361 mW/m2@2 MΩ) and shows a self-powered ability to operate the chemiresistive gas sensor fabricated in this work. Further, by using cellulose nanofibers (C-NFs) as a substrate, a new kind of MXene/TiO2/C-NFs heterojunction-based sensory component is developed for detection of NH3. This sensor exhibits excellent reproducibility, high selectivity, and sensitivity toward NH3 (1-100 ppm) along with a fast response/recovery time (76 s/62 s) at room temperature. Finally, a monitoring system comprising a TENG-powered sensor, an equivalent circuit, and an LED visualizer has been assembled and successfully demonstrated as a fully self-powered device for NH3 leakage detection. Thus, this work pushes forward the intelligent gas sensing network self-driven by human motion energy, dispensing the external battery dependence for environment monitoring to reduce the possible health effects.
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- Sagar Sardana
- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Health, Safety and Environment Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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Wang F, Yang P, Tao X, Shi Y, Li S, Liu Z, Chen X, Wang ZL. Study of Contact Electrification at Liquid-Gas Interface. ACS NANO 2021; 15:18206-18213. [PMID: 34677929 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c07158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
It is known that the suspended liquid droplets in clouds can generate electrostatic charges, which finally results in the lightning. However, the detailed mechanism related to the contact-electrification process on the liquid-gas (L-G) interfaces is still poorly understood. Here, by introducing an acoustic levitation method for levitating a liquid droplet, we have studied the electrification mechanism at the L-G interface. The tribo-motion between water droplets and air induced by the ultrasound wave leads to the generation of positive charges on the surface of the droplets, and the charge amount of water droplets (20 μL) gradually reaches saturation within 30 s. The mixed solid particles in droplets can increase the amount of transferred charge, whereas the increase of ion concentration in the droplet can suppress the charge generation. This charge transfer phenomenon at L-G interfaces and the related analysis can be a guidance for the study in many fields, including anti-static, harvesting rainy energy, micro/nano fluidics, triboelectric power generator, surface engineering, and so on. Moreover, the surface charge generation due to L-G electrification is an inevitable effect during ultrasonic levitation, and thus, this study can also work for the applications of the ultrasonic technique.
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- Fan Wang
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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