Issue 15, 2021

Kirigami electrodes of conducting polymer nanofibers for wearable humidity dosimeters and stretchable supercapacitors

Abstract

Kirigami, the art of paper cutting, presents a promising approach for maximizing stretchability in planar sheets which is of paramount importance for the next-generation of wearable smart electronics. Current state-of-the-art Kirigami-based devices suffer from thin-film electrodes characterized by a limited surface area and poor electronic performance. Here, we introduce a synthetic strategy that affords layer-by-layer control for depositing nanofibrillar conducting polymer composite coatings possessing a high packing density and high surface area. A Kirigami-based humidity dosimeter developed using our PEDOT nanofibers exhibits superior sensitivity over the commercial product PEDOT:PSS. This wearable dosimeter, when stretched by 200%, exhibits a 40% resistance change within seconds (<2 s) after exposure to a new humidity level. A PPy/PEDOT composite film is produced by sequential deposition of two different conducting polymer nanofibers resulting in a superior electrode for developing stretchable supercapacitors. Our electrochemical capacitors exhibit a synergistic effect that leads to a state-of-the-art energy density (115 μW h cm−2 at 1 mA cm−2) and an extended stretch cycle capacitance stability (85% of original capacitance is retained after 300 stretching cycles of 100%).

Graphical abstract: Kirigami electrodes of conducting polymer nanofibers for wearable humidity dosimeters and stretchable supercapacitors

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Nov 2020
Accepted
30 Mar 2021
First published
31 Mar 2021

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021,9, 9849-9857

Kirigami electrodes of conducting polymer nanofibers for wearable humidity dosimeters and stretchable supercapacitors

Y. Diao, R. Woon, H. Yang, A. Chow, H. Wang, Y. Lu and J. M. D'Arcy, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 9849 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA11335B

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