An adaptive and stable gum bio-electrolyte was developed, which enabled Zn-ion batteries that have very competitive performances in terms of capacity, energy density, power density, rate capability and cyclability.
A highly-conductive neutral gum electrolyte was used for all-solid-state supercapacitors with outstanding electrochemical performance at temperatures between −15 °C to 100 °C.
Flexible lithium/sulfur (Li/S) batteries are promising to meet the emerging power demand for flexible electronic devices. The key challenge for a flexible Li/S battery is to design a cathode with excellent electrochemical performance and mechanical flexibility. In this work, a flexible strap‐like Li/S battery based on a S@carbon nanotube/Pt@carbon nanotube hybrid film cathode was designed. It delivers a specific capacity of 1145 mAh g−1 at the first cycle and retains a specific capacity of 822 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles. Moreover, the flexible Li/S battery retains stabile specific capacity and Coulombic efficiency even under severe bending conditions. As a demonstration of practical applications, an LED array is shown stably powered by the flexible Li/S battery under flattened and bent states. We also use the strap‐like flexible Li/S battery as a real strap for a watch, which at the same time provides a reliable power supply to the watch.
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