Cotton-textile-enabled flexible self-sustaining power packs via roll-to-roll fabrication

Zan Gao, Clifton Bumgardner, Ningning Song, Yunya Zhang, Jingjing Li and Xiaodong Li ()
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Zan Gao: University of Virginia
Clifton Bumgardner: University of Virginia
Ningning Song: University of Virginia
Yunya Zhang: University of Virginia
Jingjing Li: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Xiaodong Li: University of Virginia

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract With rising energy concerns, efficient energy conversion and storage devices are required to provide a sustainable, green energy supply. Solar cells hold promise as energy conversion devices due to their utilization of readily accessible solar energy; however, the output of solar cells can be non-continuous and unstable. Therefore, it is necessary to combine solar cells with compatible energy storage devices to realize a stable power supply. To this end, supercapacitors, highly efficient energy storage devices, can be integrated with solar cells to mitigate the power fluctuations. Here, we report on the development of a solar cell-supercapacitor hybrid device as a solution to this energy requirement. A high-performance, cotton-textile-enabled asymmetric supercapacitor is integrated with a flexible solar cell via a scalable roll-to-roll manufacturing approach to fabricate a self-sustaining power pack, demonstrating its potential to continuously power future electronic devices.

Date: 2016
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