Papers
15
Total Citations
1,082
H-Index
12
About
Tianzhao Bu is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), smart skin, and self-powered flexible sensors. His major contributions include developing stretchable triboelectric–photonic smart skins for tactile and gesture sensing in robotics, and demonstrating the remarkable superiority of TENGs over electromagnetic generators for harvesting small-amplitude mechanical energy. Bu also introduced triboelectric micromotors actuated by ultralow-frequency stimuli, and created bimodal self-powered flexible sensors enabling intelligent robotic systems to perceive, describe, and sort objects. His work on multidimensional force sensors for electronic skin and flexible tribotronic artificial synapses with bioinspired neurosensory behavior has significantly advanced the field. With over 1,000 total citations, his most cited paper, "Stretchable Triboelectric–Photonic Smart Skin for Tactile and Gesture Sensing" (256 citations), highlights his impact. Bu’s research bridges fundamental tribotronics with practical applications in human-machine interfacing and soft robotics, making him a leading figure in self-powered microsystems and intelligent sensing technologies.
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Top Papers
- 1Stretchable Triboelectric–Photonic Smart Skin for Tactile and Gesture Sensing256 citations · 2018
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- 3Triboelectric micromotors actuated by ultralow frequency mechanical stimuli176 citations · 2019
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- 7Intrinsically Stretchable Organic-Tribotronic-Transistor for Tactile Sensing48 citations · 2020
- 8Tribotronics for Active Mechanosensation and Self‐Powered Microsystems47 citations · 2019
- 9Flexible sensors with zero Poisson's ratio34 citations · 2024
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