Fabric based printed-distributed battery for wearable e-textiles: a review. Issue 1 (31st December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ali, Adnan E.; Jeoti, Varun; Stojanović, Goran M.
• Is Part Of: Science and technology of advanced materials. Volume 22:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 772
• Page End: 793
• Publication Date: 2021-12-31
• Subjects: E-textile -- wearable technology -- energy supply -- printed battery -- electrical thread -- areal capacity; 50 Energy Materials -- 207 Fuel cells / Batteries / Super capacitors -- 206 Energy conversion / transport / storage / recovery -- 700 Others: Powering Electronic Textiles and Wearables; Materials -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; 620.112
• DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2021.1962203
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-6996

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Wearable power supply devices and systems are important necessities for the emerging textile electronic applications. Current energy supply devices usually need more space than the device they power, and are often based on rigid and bulky materials, making them difficult to wear. Fabric-based batteries without any rigid electrical components are therefore ideal candidates to solve the problem of powering these devices. Printing technologies have greater potential in manufacturing lightweight and low-cost batteries with high areal capacity and generating high voltages which are crucial for electronic textile (e-textile) applications. In this review, we present various printing techniques, and battery chemistries applied for smart fabrics, and give a comparison between them in terms of their potential to power the next generation of electronic textiles. Series combinations of many of these printed and distributed battery cells, using electrically conducting threads, have demonstrated their ability to power different electronic devices with a specific voltage and current requirements. Therefore, the present review summarizes the chemistries and material components of several flexible and textile-based batteries, and provides an outlook for the future development of fabric-based printed batteries for wearable and electronic textile applications with enhanced level of DC voltage and current for long periods of time. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: uf0001