Wearable energy-smart ribbons for synchronous energy harvest and storage

Chao Li; Md. Monirul Islam; Julian Moore; Joseph Sleppy; Caleb Morrison; Konstantin Konstantinov; Shi Xue Dou; Chait Renduchintala; Jayan Thomas

doi:10.1038/ncomms13319

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Wearable energy-smart ribbons for synchronous energy harvest and storage

Chao Li,
Md. Monirul Islam,
Julian Moore,
Joseph Sleppy,
Caleb Morrison,
Konstantin Konstantinov,
Shi Xue Dou,
Chait Renduchintala,
Jayan Thomas

Affiliations

Chao Li: NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida
Md. Monirul Islam: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong
Julian Moore: NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida
Joseph Sleppy: NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida
Caleb Morrison: NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida
Konstantin Konstantinov: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong
Shi Xue Dou: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong
Chait Renduchintala: Institute of Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida
Jayan Thomas: NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13319
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Flexible materials for harvesting and storing energy are desirable for wearable electronics, but efficiency is still an issue. Here, the authors demonstrate a flexible and weavable ribbon which integrates a solar cell and supercapacitor via a shared electrode for efficient energy harvesting and storage.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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