Flexible and Stretchable Lithium‐Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors Based on Electrically Conducting Carbon Nanotube Fiber Springs |
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Authors: | Ye Zhang Wenyu Bai Dr Xunliang Cheng Jing Ren Dr Wei Weng Peining Chen Xin Fang Zhitao Zhang Prof Huisheng Peng |
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Institution: | State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438 (China) |
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Abstract: | The construction of lightweight, flexible and stretchable power systems for modern electronic devices without using elastic polymer substrates is critical but remains challenging. We have developed a new and general strategy to produce both freestanding, stretchable, and flexible supercapacitors and lithium‐ion batteries with remarkable electrochemical properties by designing novel carbon nanotube fiber springs as electrodes. These springlike electrodes can be stretched by over 300 %. In addition, the supercapacitors and lithium‐ion batteries have a flexible fiber shape that enables promising applications in electronic textiles. |
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Keywords: | carbon nanotubes flexible devices lithium‐ion batteries nanoparticles supercapacitors |
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