Triboelectric Nanogenerator‐Enabled Smart Agriculture: Self‐Powered Sensing, Monitoring, and Environmental Control Systems
Abstract The rapid development of precision agriculture demands sustainable, energy‐autonomous solutions for sensing, monitoring, and environmental management. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), capable of harvesting mechanical energy from natural and agricultural processes, have emerged as a versatile platform for powering sensors and actuators without external energy input. This review highlights recent progress in TENG‐enabled applications across smart agriculture, including wind monitoring, air purification, urea sensing, pesticide release, post‐harvest preservation, biomass weighing, and crop growth stimulation. Particular emphasis is placed on design strategies, material innovations, and system integration approaches that enhance output performance, stability, and multifunctionality. Hybrid systems combining TENGs with electromagnetic or photovoltaic technologies are also discussed as a pathway to continuous, reliable operation. Finally, the review identifies key challenges in durability, scalability, and device–environment compatibility, and outlines future directions for advancing TENG‐based technologies toward practical deployment in sustainable agricultural infrastructures.
Authors
- Mohamed Ahmed Belal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6903-0820)
- Arunmetha Sundaramoorthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2494-4714)
- Swati Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4367-6452)
- Chandini Mutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7145-4208)
- Kaliyannan Manojkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9368-5894)
- Sugato Hajra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-4509)
- Manoranjan Kar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8194-9493)
- Venkateswaran Vivekananthan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1756-6548)
- Hoe Joon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-7830)
- Tupan Das
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IN)
- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (IN)
- Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials Technologies
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202501933
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00