Free-Form and Deformable Energy Storage as a Forerunner to Next-Generation Smart Electronics

Planar and rigid conventional electronics are intrinsically incompatible with curvilinear and deformable devices. The recent development of organic and inorganic flexible and stretchable electronics enables the production of various applications, such as soft robots, flexible displays, wearable elec...

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Published in:Micromachines (Basel) 2020-03, Vol.11 (4), p.347
Main Authors: Kwak, Soyul, Kang, Jihyeon, Nam, Inho, Yi, Jongheop
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bendable and foldable batteries
Carbon
Chemical reactions
Configuration management
Deformation
Electrochemical analysis
Electrodes
Electrolytes
Electronics
Energy
Energy storage
energy storage systems
Flexibility
flexible configurations
flexible materials
Formability
Free form
Graphene
Investigations
Lithium
Medical equipment
Nanowires
Review
stretchable batteries
Textiles
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Summary:Planar and rigid conventional electronics are intrinsically incompatible with curvilinear and deformable devices. The recent development of organic and inorganic flexible and stretchable electronics enables the production of various applications, such as soft robots, flexible displays, wearable electronics, electronic skins, bendable phones, and implantable medical devices. To power these devices, persistent efforts have thus been expended to develop a flexible energy storage system that can be ideally deformed while maintaining its electrochemical performance. In this review, the enabling technologies of the electrochemical and mechanical performances of flexible devices are summarized. The investigations demonstrate the improvement of electrochemical performance via the adoption of new materials and alternative reactions. Moreover, the strategies used to develop novel materials and distinct design configurations are introduced in the following sections.
ISSN:2072-666X
2072-666X
DOI:10.3390/mi11040347