Acta Physica Sinica, Volume. 69, Issue 17, 178801-1(2020)

Stretchable supercapacitors: Electrodes, electrolytes, and devices

Guang-Wei Shao1,2, Shan-Shan Guo1, Rui Yu2、*, Nan-Liang Chen1、*, Mei-Dan Ye2、*, and Xiang-Yang Liu3、*
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  • 1Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for High Performance fiber composites, Engineering Research Center of Technical Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
  • 2Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, College of Physical Science andTechnology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 3Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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    Stretchable supercapacitors have received more and more attention due to their potential applications in wearable electronics and health monitoring. The stretchable supercapacitors have not only the advantages of high power density, long cycle life, safety and low cost of ordinary supercapacitor, but also good flexibility and stretchability to integrate well with wearable system. In this review, according to the structures of supercapacitors, the methods of preparing stretchable electrodes/devices reported in the literature are categorized and analyzed. We particularly highlight the key findings of creating stretchable electrodes/devices, which include elastic polymer substrates, tensile structure design and elastic polymer + tensile structure. In addition, the research progress of multi-functional stretchable supercapacitors and high elastic gel electrolytes are discussed. Finally, the challenges to the future development of the stretchable supercapacitors are analyzed and summarized. We expect to stimulate more research in creating stretchable supercapacitors for wide practical applications.

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    Guang-Wei Shao, Shan-Shan Guo, Rui Yu, Nan-Liang Chen, Mei-Dan Ye, Xiang-Yang Liu. Stretchable supercapacitors: Electrodes, electrolytes, and devices[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(17): 178801-1

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    Paper Information

    Received: Jun. 10, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 4, 2021

    The Author Email: Chen Nan-Liang (nlch@dhu.edu.cn), Ye Mei-Dan (mdye@xmu.edu.cn), Liu Xiang-Yang (phyliuxy@nus.edu.sg)

    DOI:10.7498/aps.69.20200881

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