Triboelectric Nanogenerator 摩擦纳米发电机

Fluid dynamics sensing and energy harvesting 流体力学传感和能量收集

Aerosol Technology 气溶胶技术

Multiphysics numerical simulation 多物理场仿真

Recuiting link 招生链接 https://muchong.com/t-16602579-1

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering                                         December 2017

机械工程

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

明尼苏达大学

College of Science and Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science in Environmental Management and Engineering                August 2010

环境工程

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

香港理工大学

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Applied Mathematic                         August 2008

应用数学

Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

西安交通大学

College of Science

   

Professor    青年研究员                                                                                         July 2024-now

Associate professor        副研究员                                                                    July 2021-July 2024

Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems (BINN), Beijing, China

北京纳米能源与系统研究所

ORISE fellow/Postdoc                                                                      February 2018-June 2021

Food and Drug Administration, St. Louis, MO

美国食品药物监督管理局

• Pharmaceutical Analysis of 3D Printed Inhalation Delivery Systems:
  
• Method Development for Evaluating Particle Size Distribution of OTC Sunscreen Spray Products
• Technical product development of 3D printed platform for biorelevant in vitro dissolution testing
• Laboratory tests and method validation for the approval of New Drug Application (NDA) and Surveillance Inspection program

   

Google citation

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Kbrvs1gAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Researchgate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leo-Cao-2

YouTube

www.youtube.com/@TENGBINN

Selected publications:

After 2022

Aircraft & Aerospace + TENG

Featured* Xu, Z., Cao, L. N. Y., Li, C., Luo, Y., Su, E., Wang, W., Tang, W., Yao, Z., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Digital mapping of surface turbulence status and aerodynamic stall on wings of a flying aircraft. Nature Communications, 14(1), 2792.

3. Sun, Y., Li, C., Xu, Z., Sheng, H., Wang, Y., Su, E., Wang, Z. L., & Cao, L. N. Y. (2025). High‐Accuracy Recognition Triboelectric Nanogenerator System for Shooting Report and Ballistic Analysis. Advanced Functional Materials, 35(17), 1–12.

2. Sun, Y., Li, C., Xu, Z., Cao, Y., Sheng, H., Wang, Z. L., & Cao, L. N. Y. (2023). Conformable Multifunctional Space Fabric by Metal 3D Printing for Collision Hazard Protection and Self-Powered Monitoring. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

1. Zhou, Z., Xu, Z., Cao, L. N. Y., Sheng, H., Li, C., Shang, Y., Tang, W., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Triboelectricity Based Self‐Powered Digital Displacement Sensor for Aircraft Flight Actuation. Advanced Functional Materials, 2311839, 1–10.

Wind + TENG

Featured* Cao, L. N. Y., Su, E., Xu, Z., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Fully enclosed microbeads structured TENG arrays for omnidirectional wind energy harvesting with a portable galloping oscillator. Materials Today, 71, 9–21.

5. Pan, S., Su, E., Wang, Y., Wang, Z., Huppert, H. E., Wang, Z. L., & Cao, L. N. Y. (2026). Sustainable soil decontamination via triboelectric-electrokinetic heavy metal removal. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 168(October 2025), 101139.

4. Su, E., Li, H., Zhang, J., Xu, Z., Chen, B., Cao, L. N. Y., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Rationally Designed Anti‐Glare Panel Arrays as Highway Wind Energy Harvester. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(17), 2214934.

3. Cao, Y., Su, E., Sun, Y., Wang, Z. L., & Cao, L. N. Y. (2023). A Rolling-Bead Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Omnidirectional Wind-Induced Energy toward Shelter Forests Monitoring. Small, 2307119, 1–10.

2. Cao, L. N. Y., Xu, Z., & Wang, Z. L. (2022). Application of Triboelectric Nanogenerator in Fluid Dynamics Sensing: Past and Future. Nanomaterials, 12(19), 3261.

1. Luo, Y., Chen, P., Cao, L. N. Y., Xu, Z., Wu, Y., He, G., Jiang, T., & Wang, Z. L. (2022). Durability Improvement of Breeze‐Driven Triboelectric‐Electromagnetic Hybrid Nanogenerator by a Travel‐Controlled Approach. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(39), 2205710.

Ocean Wave

2. Su, E., Xu, S., Wang, Z., Xu, Z., Pan, S., Wang, Z. L., & Cao, L. N. Y. (2025). Buoyancy-gravity optimized triboelectric nanogenerators via conductive 3D printing for robust wave energy harvesting. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 164, 100953. 

1. Xu, S., Zhang, J., Su, E., Li, C., Tang, W., Liu, G., Cao, L. N. Y., Wang, Z. L. (2024). Dynamic behavior and energy flow of floating triboelectric nanogenerators. Applied Energy, 367, 123468.

Collaborations

Featured* Lin, S., Cao, L. N. Y., Tang, Z., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Size-dependent charge transfer between water microdroplets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(31), 2017.

4. Zhang, J., Cao, L. N. Y., Li, R., Yang, J., Li, L., Yang, K., Wang, Z. L., & Pu, X. (2025). Breaking Mass Transport Limit for Hydrogen Evolution‐Inhibited and Dendrite‐Free Aqueous Zn Batteries. Advanced Materials, 37(1), 1–9.

3. Pan, C., Cao, L. N. Y., Meng, J., Jia, L., Hu, W., Wang, Z. L., & Pu, X. (2024). Field Effect Nanogenerator as Operated by Sliding Gates. Energy & Environmental Science.

2. Xu, Z., Cao, L. N. Y., & Wang, Z. L. (2024). Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Scientific Instruments and Devices. Advanced Devices & Instrumentation, 5, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.34133/adi.0026

1. Shi, X., Cao, L. N. Y., Chen, M., & Huang, Y. (2022). Recent progress on two-dimensional materials confining single atoms for CO2 photoreduction. Chinese Chemical Letters, 33(12), 5023–5029.

 Before 2022

6.  Gao, Z., Cao, L. N. Y., Liu, X., Tian, L., & Rodriguez, J. D. (2022). An In Vitro Dissolution Method for Testing Extended-Release Tablets Under Mechanical Compression and Sample Friction. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 111(6), 1652–1658.

5.  Cao, L. N. Y., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2020). Real-time Measurements of Particle Geometric Surface Area by the Weighted Sum Method on a University Campus. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 20(7), 1569–1581.

4.  Cao, L. N. Y., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2018). A novel weighted sum method to measure particle geometric surface area in real-time. Journal of Aerosol Science, 117, 11–23.

3.  Cao, L. N. Y., Chen, S.-C., Fissan, H., Asbach, C., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2017). Development of a geometric surface area monitor (GSAM) for aerosol nanoparticles. Journal of Aerosol Science, 114.

2.  Cao, L. N. Y., Wang, J., Fissan, H., Pratsinis, S. E., Eggersdorfer, M. L., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2015). The capacitance and charge of agglomerated nanoparticles during sintering. Journal of Aerosol Science, 83, 1–11.

1.  Cao, L. N. Y., Cao, J., Lee, S., Zhang, Y., & Tie, X. (2012). Numerical simulation of the micro environment in the Han Yang Mausoleum Museum. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 12(4), 544–552.

 

https://proto-pasta.com/blogs/press/3d-printed-energy

Main US 3D printing filament supplier, Proto-pasta, has posted our work about the 3D printed energy pack.

主流3D打印耗材供应商，Prota-pasta, 对我们的3D打印能量包工作进行了报道。

Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) on fluid dynamics sensing and energy harvesting;

3D printing and biomimicry design for efficient and scalable TENG;

Multiphysics numercial simulation;  

Aerosol technology and triboelectric effect.

（1）Drug Delivery Performance of pMDI Actuators Fabricated by 3D Printing   2019-11-03
（2）Effect of Printing Orientation on the Structure Integrity an d Performance of Inhalation Delivery Systems   2019-10-07
（3）A novel weighted sum method to measure particle geometric surface area in real-time   2018-09-02
（4）Development of a Geometric Surface Area Monitor (GSAM) for Spherical and Agglomerate Nanoparticles   2015-10-12

David Y.H. Pui in University of Minnesota (Ph.D supervisor)

Frank Lee in Hong Kong PolyU (Master supervisor)

Yu Huang in IEECAS

2022 Beijing Specially Appointed Talent

2023 Core member of Chinese Academy of Sciences Youth Team

2023年 中国科学院青年交叉团队核心成员