Issue 23, 2016

Current status and challenges of biohydrogels for applications as supercapacitors and secondary batteries

Abstract

Progress in the chemical sciences has formed the world we live in, both on a macroscopic and on a nanoscopic scale. The last decade has witnessed the development of high performance materials that store charge in many ways: from solar cells to fuel cells, and from batteries to supercapacitor devices. One could argue that inorganic hybrid materials have played a central, starring role for the assembly of various electrochemical energy conversion systems. However, energy conversion systems fabricated from biopolymers has just emerged as a new prospect. Here, we summarize the main research results on the attractive use of biohydrogels for the fabrication of either conductive electrolytes or electrodes for battery science and technology.

Graphical abstract: Current status and challenges of biohydrogels for applications as supercapacitors and secondary batteries

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
02 Mar 2016
Accepted
03 May 2016
First published
03 May 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 8952-8968

Current status and challenges of biohydrogels for applications as supercapacitors and secondary batteries

E. Armelin, M. M. Pérez-Madrigal, C. Alemán and D. D. Díaz, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 8952 DOI: 10.1039/C6TA01846G

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