TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent Progress on Printed Flexible Batteries
T2 - Mechanical Challenges, Printing Technologies, and Future Prospects
AU - Gaikwad, Abhinav M.
AU - Arias, Ana Claudia
AU - Steingart, Daniel Artemus
PY - 2014/4/1
Y1 - 2014/4/1
N2 - Traditional printing methods offer the advantage of well-matured technology, high accuracy of depositing inks over flexible substrates at high web speeds, and low cost of fabrication. The components of a battery-the current collectors, active layers, and separator-can all be deposited using conventional printing techniques by designing suitable inks. A combination of low thickness of printed electrodes, flexible packaging, battery architecture, and material properties makes printed batteries flexible. In this paper, we will discuss material challenges and mechanical limits of flexible printed batteries. We will review several printing techniques and present examples of batteries printed using these methods. In addition, we will briefly discuss other novel non-printed compliant batteries that have unique mechanical form.
AB - Traditional printing methods offer the advantage of well-matured technology, high accuracy of depositing inks over flexible substrates at high web speeds, and low cost of fabrication. The components of a battery-the current collectors, active layers, and separator-can all be deposited using conventional printing techniques by designing suitable inks. A combination of low thickness of printed electrodes, flexible packaging, battery architecture, and material properties makes printed batteries flexible. In this paper, we will discuss material challenges and mechanical limits of flexible printed batteries. We will review several printing techniques and present examples of batteries printed using these methods. In addition, we will briefly discuss other novel non-printed compliant batteries that have unique mechanical form.
KW - Batteries
KW - Energy conversion
KW - Flexible electronics
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Printing
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U2 - 10.1002/ente.201402182
DO - 10.1002/ente.201402182
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84946138367
VL - 3
SP - 305
EP - 328
JO - Energy Technology
JF - Energy Technology
SN - 2194-4288
IS - 4
ER -