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Flexible fiber batteries for applications in smart textiles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2013

Hang Qu ,
Jean-Pierre Bourgeois ,
Julien Rolland ,
Alexandru Vlad ,
Jean-François Gohy  and
Maksim Skorobogatiy
Hang Qu
Affiliation:
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Department of Engineering Physics, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal (Québec), Canada H3C 3A7
Jean-Pierre Bourgeois
Affiliation:
Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Julien Rolland
Affiliation:
Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Alexandru Vlad
Affiliation:
Institute of Information and communication Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, B-1348 Belgium
Jean-François Gohy
Affiliation:
Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Maksim Skorobogatiy*
Affiliation:
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Department of Engineering Physics, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal (Québec), Canada H3C 3A7
*
†Corresponding author email: maksim.skorobogatiy@polymtl.ca
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Abstract

Here we discuss two alternative approaches for building flexible batteries for applications in smart textiles. The first approach uses well-studied inorganic electrochemistry (Al-NaOCl galvanic cell) and innovative packaging in order to produce batteries in a slender and flexible fiber form that can be further weaved directly into the textiles. During fabrication process the battery electrodes are co-drawn within a microstructured polymer fiber, which is later filled with liquid electrolyte. The second approach describes Li-ion chemistry within solid polymer electrolytes that are used to build a fully solid and soft rechargeable battery that can be furthermore stitched onto a textile, or integrated as stripes during weaving process.

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Lisolvent castingenergy storage
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1489: Symposium A – Compliant Energy Sources , 2013 , mrsf12-1489-a04-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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These authors contributed equally to the paper

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