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The good, the bad and the porous: A review of carbonaceous materials for flexible supercapacitor applications

The good, the bad and the porous: A review of carbonaceous materials for flexible supercapacitor applications
The good, the bad and the porous: A review of carbonaceous materials for flexible supercapacitor applications
The integration of electronics into textiles offers unique and promising opportunities for wearable technologies. Already, the integration of energy harvesters (from ferroelectric to photovoltaic) and sensors have been widely demonstrated in medical and defense applications. However, the problem of reliable power management has not been as readily solved. With high power densities, fast charge–discharge rates and long lifetimes, flexible supercapacitors are seen as a promising energy storage technology for future e-textiles. The design possibilities for these devices are complex and varied, with a myriad of materials and configurations possible. This work will introduce and critique the current state-of-the-art electrode materials for flexible supercapacitors. The use of carbon within electric double-layer supercapacitors and pseudocapacitors will be discussed. It is envisaged that this paper will provide an overview to the current challenges in the field of flexible supercapacitors, and highlight the future possibilities of carbon as an electrode material; providing a useful guide to those new to the field, or as an up-to-date reference material for the more experienced researcher.
Carbon, Energy storage, Supercapacitors, Wearable technology
2352-4847
148-156
Hillier, Nicholas
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Yong, Sheng
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Beeby, Stephen
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Yong, Sheng
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Beeby, Stephen
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Hillier, Nicholas, Yong, Sheng and Beeby, Stephen (2020) The good, the bad and the porous: A review of carbonaceous materials for flexible supercapacitor applications. Energy Reports, 6 (Supplement 5), 148-156. (doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2020.03.019).

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Abstract

The integration of electronics into textiles offers unique and promising opportunities for wearable technologies. Already, the integration of energy harvesters (from ferroelectric to photovoltaic) and sensors have been widely demonstrated in medical and defense applications. However, the problem of reliable power management has not been as readily solved. With high power densities, fast charge–discharge rates and long lifetimes, flexible supercapacitors are seen as a promising energy storage technology for future e-textiles. The design possibilities for these devices are complex and varied, with a myriad of materials and configurations possible. This work will introduce and critique the current state-of-the-art electrode materials for flexible supercapacitors. The use of carbon within electric double-layer supercapacitors and pseudocapacitors will be discussed. It is envisaged that this paper will provide an overview to the current challenges in the field of flexible supercapacitors, and highlight the future possibilities of carbon as an electrode material; providing a useful guide to those new to the field, or as an up-to-date reference material for the more experienced researcher.

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Accepted/In Press date: 22 March 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 May 2020
Published date: May 2020
Additional Information: 4th Annual CDT Conference in Energy Storage and Its Applications, Professor Andrew Cruden, 2019, 07–19, University of Southampton, U.K.
Keywords: Carbon, Energy storage, Supercapacitors, Wearable technology

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Local EPrints ID: 444396
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444396
ISSN: 2352-4847
PURE UUID: f0da1e55-0922-443b-b2b8-0aece4434077
ORCID for Nicholas Hillier: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3544-8329
ORCID for Sheng Yong: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8588-5981
ORCID for Stephen Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759

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Date deposited: 16 Oct 2020 16:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:58

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Author: Nicholas Hillier ORCID iD
Author: Sheng Yong ORCID iD
Author: Stephen Beeby ORCID iD

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