Evolution of Tribotronics: From Fundamental Concepts to Potential Uses

Autor: Yue He, Jia Tian, Fangpei Li, Wenbo Peng, Yongning He
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Micromachines, Vol 15, Iss 10, p 1259 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-666X
DOI: 10.3390/mi15101259
Popis: The intelligent sensing network is one of the key components in the construction of the Internet of Things, and the power supply technology of sensor communication nodes needs to be solved urgently. As a new field combining tribo-potential with semiconductor devices, tribotronics, based on the contact electrification (CE) effect, realizes direct interaction between the external environment and semiconductor devices by combining triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and field-effect transistor (FET), further expanding the application prospects of micro/nano energy. In this paper, the research progress of tribotronics is systematically reviewed. Firstly, the mechanism of the CE effect and the working principles of TENG are introduced. Secondly, the regulation theory of tribo-potential on carrier transportation in semiconductor devices and the research status of tribotronic transistors are summarized. Subsequently, the applications of tribotronics in logic circuits and memory devices, smart sensors, and artificial synapses in recent years are demonstrated. Finally, the challenges and development prospects of tribotronics in the future are projected.
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