Flexible and stretchable power sources for wearable electronics
By A. Zamarayeva, A. Ostfeld, Michael Wang, Jerica K. Duey, I. Deckman, Balthazar Lechêne, Greg Davies, Dan Steingart, Ana Claudia Arias. Science Advances, 2017
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Compliant battery design strategy for wearable power sources with high degree of flexibility and stretchability. Flexible and stretchable power sources represent a key technology for the realization of wearable electronics. Developing flexible and stretchable batteries with mechanical endurance that is on par with commercial standards and offer compliance while retaining safety remains a significant challenge. We present a unique approach that demonstrates mechanically robust, intrinsically safe silver-zinc batteries. This approach uses current collectors with enhanced mechanical design, such as helical springs and serpentines, as a structural support and backbone for all battery components. We show wire-shaped batteries based on helical band springs that are resilient to fatigue and retain electrochemical performance over 17,000 flexure cycles at a 0.5-cm bending radius. Serpentine-shaped batteries can be stretched with tunable degree and directionality while maintaining their specific capacity. Finally, the batteries are integrated, as a wearable device, with a photovoltaic module that enables recharging of the batteries.
Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Polymers and Plastics
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