All-Polymer Aqueous Fiber Battery for Sustainable Electronics

Abstract

Polymer-based flexible batteries have been long awaited for wearable electronics and smart textiles thanks to their inherent flexibility and processibility. An all-polymer aqueous battery was reported by integrating symmetric polyaniline (PANI) electrodes with a polymer aqueous electrolyte, revealing a new paradigm of the flexible battery. Based on this energetic and durable energy system, all-polymer aqueous flexible batteries were fabricated and successfully integrated into wearable electronics. Thanks to the use of renewable and recyclable polymeric electrode materials as well as a green and safe polymer aqueous electrolyte, these batteries are expected to propel flexible power toward a sustainable future, potentially transforming the landscape of wearable electronics.

Keywords

All-polymer aqueous electrolyte / Fiber battery / Sustainable electronics / Wearable electronics / Chemical Sciences / Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry / Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural) / Engineering / Materials Engineering

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Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFB3805804)

National Natural Science Foundation of China(T2425018)

Interdisciplinary Research Program of HUST(2023JCYJ039)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology Double First-Class Funds for Humanities and Social Sciences

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2023M731184)

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Donghua University, Shanghai, China