Bendable inorganic thin-film battery for fully flexible electronic systems

Nano Lett. 2012 Sep 12;12(9):4810-6. doi: 10.1021/nl302254v. Epub 2012 Aug 1.

Abstract

High-performance flexible power sources have gained attention, as they enable the realization of next-generation bendable, implantable, and wearable electronic systems. Although the rechargeable lithium-ion battery (LIB) has been regarded as a strong candidate for a high-performance flexible energy source, compliant electrodes for bendable LIBs are restricted to only a few materials, and their performance has not been sufficient for them to be applied to flexible consumer electronics including rollable displays. In this paper, we present a flexible thin-film LIB developed using the universal transfer approach, which enables the realization of diverse flexible LIBs regardless of electrode chemistry. Moreover, it can form high-temperature (HT) annealed electrodes on polymer substrates for high-performance LIBs. The bendable LIB is then integrated with a flexible light-emitting diode (LED), which makes an all-in-one flexible electronic system. The outstanding battery performance is explored and well supported by finite element analysis (FEA) simulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Elastic Modulus
  • Electric Power Supplies*
  • Electronics / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Inorganic Chemicals / chemistry*
  • Lithium / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Particle Size
  • Semiconductors*

Substances

  • Inorganic Chemicals
  • Lithium