An intrinsically stretchable symmetric organic battery based on plant-derived redox moleculesShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, ISSN 2050-7488, E-ISSN 2050-7496, Vol. 11, no 46, p. 25703-25714Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Intrinsically stretchable energy storage devices are essential for the powering of imperceptible wearable electronics. Organic batteries based on plant-derived redox-active molecules can offer critical advantages from a safety, sustainability, and economic perspective, but such batteries are not yet available in soft and stretchable form factors. Here we report an intrinsically stretchable organic battery made of elastomeric composite electrodes formulated with alizarin, a natural dye derived from the plant Rubia tinctorum, whose two quinone motifs enable its uses in both positive and negative electrodes. The quaternary biocomposite electrodes possess excellent electron-ion conduction/coupling and superior stretchability (>300%) owing to self-organized hierarchical morphology. In a full-cell configuration, its energy density of 3.8 mW h cm−3 was preserved at 100% strain, and assembled modules on stretchy textiles and rubber gloves can power integrated LEDs during various deformations. This work paves the way for low-cost, eco-friendly, and deformable batteries for next generation wearable electronics.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Royal Society of Chemistry , 2023. Vol. 11, no 46, p. 25703-25714
Keywords [en]
Electrodes; Flow batteries; Molecules; Quinone; Redox reactions; Sustainable development; Textiles; Composites electrodes; Economic perspective; Elastomeric composite; Form factors; Natural dye; Organics; Positive electrodes; Redox active molecules; Redox molecules; Symmetrics; Wearable technology
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-68834DOI: 10.1039/d3ta04153kScopus ID: 2-s2.0-85178244401OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-68834DiVA, id: diva2:1824756
Funder
Vinnova, 2021-01668Knut and Alice Wallenberg FoundationSwedish Research Council, 2016-06146Swedish Research Council, 2018-03957Swedish Research Council, 2019-04424Swedish Research Council, 2020-05218Swedish Energy Agency, 51201-1ÅForsk (Ångpanneföreningen's Foundation for Research and Development), 19-428
Note
We thank Mohsen Mohammadi, Sangmin Park, and Dr Robert Brooke for assistance with illustrations, Meysam Karami Rad for LabVIEW programming and help with the circuit tests, and Laura Seufert for assistance with the module demonstration. This work was financially supported by the ÅForsk Foundation (19-428), the Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Advanced Functional Materials at Linköping University (Faculty grant SFO-Mat-LiU no. 2009-00971), the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (POC “paper batteries” and “high voltage aqueous electrolyte”), and the Swedish Research Council (starting grant no. 2020-05218, no. 2019-04424 and no. 2016-06146). G. G. acknowledges financial support from the Swedish Research Council (no. 2018-03957) and the Swedish Energy Agency grant 51201-1. A. R. acknowledges Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence Fellowship program from the Sweden's Innovation Agency (Vinnova grant no. 2021-01668). This work was partially supported by the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE) funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
2024-01-082024-01-082024-01-10Bibliographically approved