Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices through Intelligent Flexographic Technology: A Review Article

Nuha Al Habis (), Muna Khushaim and Saja M. Nabat Al-Ajrash
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Nuha Al Habis: Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education, P.O. Box 7271, Riyadh 13248, Saudi Arabia
Muna Khushaim: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, P.O. Box 30002, Al-Madina 41447, Saudi Arabia
Saja M. Nabat Al-Ajrash: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Smart and mechanically flexible energy harvesting/storage devices are attractive for the immensely growing electronic, automobile, medical, and aerospace markets. The leading challenges with current devices are their limitations regarding installation on curvy design, high-manufacturing cost, and lower production rate. Therefore, new design strategies in terms of new materials, cost, and ability to scale up fabrication are imperative to meet the contemporary and future demands of these fast-growing markets. Flexographic printing is one of the newest technologies that promises cost-effective energy devices with better energy harvesting and high storage performance. Current knowledge, selection of suitable materials, and methods of flexographic printing for solar cell and battery construction are reviewed and summarized in this paper in comparison to existing printing technologies. The main purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive idea of flexographic printing for energy devices.

Keywords: flexographic printing technique; solar cell; batteries; energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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