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Stretchable batteries with self-similar serpentine interconnects and integrated wireless recharging systems

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Xu, Sheng, Zhang, Yihui, Cho, Jiung, Lee, Juhwan, Huang, Xian, Jia, Lin, Fan, Jonathan A., Su, Yewang +16 more·2013·Nature Communications

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An important trend in electronics involves the development of materials, mechanical designs and manufacturing strategies that enable the use of unconventional substrates, such as polymer films, metal foils, paper sheets or rubber slabs. The last possibility is particularly challenging because the systems must accommodate not only bending but also stretching. Although several approaches are available for the electronics, a persistent difficulty is in power supplies that have similar mechanical properties, to allow their co-integration with the electronics. Here we introduce a set of materials and design concepts for a rechargeable lithium ion battery technology that exploits thin, low modulus silicone elastomers as substrates, with a segmented design in the active materials, and unusual 'self-similar' interconnect structures between them. The result enables reversible levels of stretchability up to 300%, while maintaining capacity densities of ~1.1 mAh cm(-2). Stretchable wireless power transmission systems provide the means to charge these types of batteries, without direct physical contact.

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Xu, S., Zhang, Y., Cho, J., Lee, J., Huang, X., Jia, L., Fan, J. A., Su, Y., Su, J., Zhang, H., Cheng, H., Lu, B., Yu, C., Chuang, C., Kim, T.-I., Song, T., Shigeta, K., Kang, S., Dagdeviren, C., Petrov, I., Braun, P. V., Huang, Y., Paik, U., & Rogers, J. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • Hanyang University (KR)
Corresponding author
  • Huang, Yonggang
  • Rogers, John A.
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2013-02-26
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
1543-1543
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2148594799
Cited by
1,404
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 41 · 2025: 81 · 2024: 98 · 2023: 98 · 2022: 119 · 2021: 133 · 2020: 109 · 2019: 141 · 2018: 134 · 2017: 126 · 2016: 117 · 2015: 103 · 2014: 67 · 2013: 36
FWCI
64.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (0824129, DE-FG02-07ER46453, DE-FG02-07ER46471, DEFG02-91-ER45439)
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DE‐FG02‐, FG02-07ER46453, DEFG0207ER46471, DEFG0207ER46453, FG02-91ER45439, FG02-07ER46471, DEFG 02–91 ER 45439)
  • Northwestern University
  • National Research Foundation
  • National Research Foundation of Korea (K2070400000307A050000310)
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Division of Materials Research
  • Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Keywords
stretchable batteries, lithium-ion batteries, wireless power transfer, wireless charging, flexible electronics, capacity density

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