New words in the flexible energy storage industry

Can flexible energy storage devices be used as a power source?

Rapidly evolving devices are strongly pushing to develop flexible energy devices as a power source. Flexible energy storage devices based on an aqueous electrolyte, alternative battery chemistry, is thought to be a promising power source for such flexible electronics.

What are flexible energy storage devices (fesds)?

Consequently, there is an urgent demand for flexible energy storage devices (FESDs) to cater to the energy storage needs of various forms of flexible products. FESDs can be classified into three categories based on spatial dimension, all of which share the features of excellent electrochemical performance, reliable safety, and superb flexibility.

Can ultraflexible energy harvesters and energy storage devices form flexible power systems?

The integration of ultraflexible energy harvesters and energy storage devices to form flexible power systems remains a significant challenge. Here, the authors report a system consisting of organic solar cells and zinc-ion batteries, exhibiting high power output for wearable sensors and gadgets.

What are the design strategies for flexible energy storage devices?

Currently, numerous design strategies for flexible energy storage devices have being explored such as one-dimensional (coaxial, spring and spine type), two-dimensional (sandwich, wave and z type) and three-dimensional (honeycomb, origami and paper-cut type) .

What is the future of energy storage devices?

With the increasing global environmental and energy crisis, the development of energy storage devices is in full swing. Batteries or supercapacitors for various application scenarios have received extensive attention from both industry and academia, especially for flexible electronics.

What are flexible aqueous energy storage devices for flexible electronics?

In this review, we focus on pioneering works of flexible aqueous energy storage devices for flexible electronics, covering the material designs for essential components of the energy devices such as active materials, current collectors, aqueous electrolyte, and separator membranes.