The prospects of the tribotronics (IMAGE) International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing Caption In this review, three branches of tribotronics that address the challenges of TENG by incorporating semiconductor materials and technologies are introduced, such as tribovoltaic effect, triboelectric field effect, and triboelectric energy management, which demonstrates the promising prospects of tribotronics in the development of new functional devices and self-powered microsystems for various fields. Credit By Chi Zhang, Junqing Zhao, Zhi Zhang, Tianzhao Bu, Guoxu Liu and Xianpeng Fu. Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. License CC BY-NC Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.