Journal
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
Volume 41, Issue -, Pages 748-757Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.07.024
Keywords
3D-printing; Li-ion batteries; Flexibility; Device fabrication; Smart fabrics
Funding
- Next Generation Engineering Researcher Program of National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Science and ICT [2017H1D8A2031138]
- Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) - Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of Korea [P0017363]
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Flexible batteries have gained attention for portable wearable electronics and smart fabrics. A method to fabricate twisted yarn-type LIBs using 3D printing technology was demonstrated, resulting in improved electrochemical performance and flexibility of the prototype TYT LIB device.
Flexible batteries have gained significant attention in recent years, owing to their huge demand for portable wearable electronics and smart fabrics. However, conventional Li-ion batteries (LIBs) have limited device adaptability because of their planar architecture. To address this issue, the LIBs are shrunk to a one-dimensional fiber shape, which provides the freedom and flexibility needed for their integration with wearable electronics and smart fabrics. Herein, we demonstrate a method to fabricate twisted yarn-type (TYT) LIBs by a direct ink writing-based three-dimensional printing technology, using natural graphite and LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 as anode and cathode active materials, respectively, along with vapor-grown carbon fibers as an integrated conductive matrix. The printed electrode fibers are twisted together to create anode and cathode yarns, which are then assembled together to obtain a prototype TYT LIB device. The fabricated device performs significantly better in terms of both electrochemical performance and flexibility. The proposed method thus enables the direct integration of batteries into commercial fabrics either in the form of individual electrodes or full devices, which opens up a new route for developing next-generation energy storage devices for smart fabrics.
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