Application of carbon fibers to flexible, miniaturized wire/fiber-shaped energy conversion and storage devices. Issue 6 (17th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cai, Xin; Zhang, Chaoqun; Zhang, Shengsen; Fang, Yueping; Zou, Dechun
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 5:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 2444
• Page End: 2459
• Publication Date: 2017-01-17
• Subjects: Materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c6ta07868k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-7488

Abstract

Abstract : An overview of recent progress in wire/fiber-shaped flexible power devices made from micro-carbon fibers is given. Abstract : Carbon fibers (CFs) and CF-reinforced composites have been widely used as high performance structural materials in various military and civilian fields for decades. Owing to the rapid advances and boom in flexible/wearable electronics, CF materials endowed with excellent material properties have received great attention for building lightweight, cost-efficient and miniaturized flexible/wearable energy devices. Herein, a detailed overview of recent progress in wire/fiber-shaped flexible power devices made from micro-CFs is given for the first time. With an emphasis on electrode materials and architecture designs, CF-based wire/fiber energy devices including fiber nanogenerators, wire/fiber solar cells, wire-type batteries, fiber supercapacitors and integrated/hybrid fiber devices are discussed. Aiming to motivate more exciting applications, research directions and perspectives, efficient flexible wire-type CF energy devices are proposed.