Recent advances and challenges of electrode materials for flexible supercapacitors

In recent years, with the rapid economic development, real-time monitoring of human health has received extensive attention. Wearable health monitoring equipment with good malleability and resistance to distortion makes great progress. The flexible supercapacitors integrated into the textile are characterized by a simple production process, low cost, fast charge, -discharge speed, and long cycle life. Therefore it has superior performance and broad research prospects. This review mainly introduces the recent advances and challenges of flexible supercapacitors, focusing on various flexible substrates' synthesis and performance. It summarizes the most representative flexible electrode materials at this stage. The future development trend and direction of flexible supercapacitors are discussed as well. Finally, the challenges in practical applications are considered. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Flexible supercapacitors, integrated into textiles, have shown great potential in real-time health monitoring due to their simple production process, low cost, and superior performance. Current research focuses on the synthesis and performance of various flexible substrates, as well as discussing future development trends and challenges in practical applications.