Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Enhancing the Output Performance of Triboelectric Nanogenerator via Grating‐Electrode‐Enabled Surface Plasmon Excitation (Adv. Energy Mater. 44/2019)

In article number 1902725, Xiaojing Mu, Zhong Lin Wang, Ya Yang and co-workers report a new mechanism to enhance the output performance of triboelectric nanogenerators. The hot electron-hole pairs decaying from the surface plasmon resonance effectively enhance the output of TENGs while reducing their output impedances. A 4.5-fold enhancement in output power and a 75% reduction in output impedance are acquired.