Reducing the coefficient of friction (COF) and wear rate is significant for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Here, we devised a new macroscale superlubric triboelectric nanogenerator (SL-TENG) that can withstand high-contact stress with ultralow COF (< 0.01) and ultralow wear rate based on a hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) film from the tribological perspective. Specifically, the SLTENG produced an output with the peak short-circuit current of approximately 60 nA and a power density of up to 5.815 W/m(2) during the friction of DLCversus steel ball with a Hertz contact stress of 1.37 GPa. Moreover, first-principle calculations demonstrate that the ultralow friction on DLC is mainly due to the hydrogen -terminated surface. The SL-TENG can generate direct current (DC) output caused by tribovoltaic effect and can light up several light-emitting diodes (LEDs) without rectification. Online superlubric friction monitoring and early warning can be realized, owing to the close correspondence between tribology and triboelectricity.
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