TY - JOUR

T1 - Ultra-thin flexible screen printed rechargeable polymer battery for wearable electronic applications

AU - Tehrani, Z.

AU - Korochkina, T.

AU - Govindarajan, S.

AU - Thomas, D.J.

AU - O'Mahony, J.O.

AU - Kettle, Jeffrey

AU - Claypole, T.C.

AU - Gethin, D.T.

N1 - The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Ireland Wales Program INTERREG 4A

PY - 2015/11/1

Y1 - 2015/11/1

N2 - This research has demonstrated how an ultra-thin rechargeable battery technology has been fabricated using screen printing technology. The screen printing process enabled the sequential deposition of current collector, electrode and separator/electrolyte materials onto a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate in order to form both flexible and rechargeable electrodes for a battery application. The anode and cathode fabricated were based on the conducting poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophen): poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) which were combined to form the electrodes. The difference in the oxidation level between the two electrodes produced an open circuit voltage of 0.60 V and displayed a practical specific capacity of 5.5 mAh g−1. The battery developed had an active surface area of 400 mm2 and a device thickness of 440 μm. The chemistry developed during this study displayed long-term cycling potential and proves the stability of the cells for continued usage. This technology has direct uses in future personal wearable electronic devices.

AB - This research has demonstrated how an ultra-thin rechargeable battery technology has been fabricated using screen printing technology. The screen printing process enabled the sequential deposition of current collector, electrode and separator/electrolyte materials onto a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate in order to form both flexible and rechargeable electrodes for a battery application. The anode and cathode fabricated were based on the conducting poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophen): poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) which were combined to form the electrodes. The difference in the oxidation level between the two electrodes produced an open circuit voltage of 0.60 V and displayed a practical specific capacity of 5.5 mAh g−1. The battery developed had an active surface area of 400 mm2 and a device thickness of 440 μm. The chemistry developed during this study displayed long-term cycling potential and proves the stability of the cells for continued usage. This technology has direct uses in future personal wearable electronic devices.

U2 - 10.1016/j.orgel.2015.08.007

DO - 10.1016/j.orgel.2015.08.007

M3 - Article

VL - 26

SP - 386

EP - 394

JO - Organic Electronics

JF - Organic Electronics

SN - 1566-1199

IS - November

ER -