Towards photo-rechargeable textiles integrating power conversion and energy storage functions: can we kill two birds with one stone?

Tao Song; Baoquan Sun

doi:10.1002/cssc.201200889

Towards photo-rechargeable textiles integrating power conversion and energy storage functions: can we kill two birds with one stone?

ChemSusChem. 2013 Mar;6(3):408-10. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201200889. Epub 2013 Jan 23.

Authors

Tao Song¹, Baoquan Sun

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, PR China.

PMID: 23345079
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200889

Abstract

Wearable power supplies: Photo-rechargeable devices integrating power conversion and energy storage functions are useful for supplying power to portable electronics. A recent report introduces a facile method to fabricate flexible dual-functional devices on a single metal wire which paves the way for wearable fabric power supplies.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Electric Power Supplies*
Electrochemistry
Electrodes
Solar Energy*
Textiles*