Issue 13, 2020

Stretchable electrochemical energy storage devices

Abstract

The increasingly intimate contact between electronics and the human body necessitates the development of stretchable energy storage devices that can conform and adapt to the skin. As such, the development of stretchable batteries and supercapacitors has received significant attention in recent years. This review provides an overview of the general operating principles of batteries and supercapacitors and the requirements to make these devices stretchable. The following sections provide an in-depth analysis of different strategies to convert the conventionally rigid electrochemical energy storage materials into stretchable form factors. Namely, the strategies of strain engineering, rigid island geometry, fiber-like geometry, and intrinsic stretchability are discussed. A wide range of materials are covered for each strategy, including polymers, metals, and ceramics. By comparing the achieved electrochemical performance and strain capability of these different materials strategies, we allow for a side-by-side comparison of the most promising strategies for enabling stretchable electrochemical energy storage. The final section consists of an outlook for future developments and challenges for stretchable supercapacitors and batteries.

Graphical abstract: Stretchable electrochemical energy storage devices

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
16 1 2020
First published
02 6 2020

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020,49, 4466-4495

Author version available

Stretchable electrochemical energy storage devices

D. G. Mackanic, T. Chang, Z. Huang, Y. Cui and Z. Bao, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 4466 DOI: 10.1039/D0CS00035C

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