devices require flexible and reliable power sources with high energy density, long cycle life, excellent rate capability, and compatible electrolytes and separators.
Do flexible energy storage devices have good mechanical deformation performance?
Flexible energy storage devices with excellent mechanical deformation performance are highly required to improve the integration degree of flexible electronics.
Consequently, considerable effort has been made in recent years to fulfill the requirements of future flexible energy-storage devices, and much progress has been witnessed. This review describes the most recent advances in flexible energy-storage devices, including flexible lithium-ion batteries and flexible supercapacitors.
The development of flexible electronics critically demands highly flexible energy storage devices, which not only have high energy/power density and rate performance similar to conventional power sources but also possess robust mechanical properties. 15 These devices can further improve the integration degree of the entire electronic systems.
What are the characteristics of flexible energy storage devices?
Flexibility is a primary characteristic of flexible energy storage devices. The mechanical deformation characterizations, analysis and structure requirements of such devices are reviewed in this work...
Are flexible energy storage devices able to retain high capacity simul-taneously?
How-ever, obtaining high flexibility and retaining high capacity simul-taneously are still challenging for thick energy storage devices. The mechanical properties of flexible energy storage devices can be further improved with the contribution of deep mechanical analysis and novel design concepts in the future.
What are the latest advances in flexible energy-storage devices?
This review describes the most recent advances in flexible energy-storage devices, including flexible lithium-ion batteries and flexible supercapacitors. The latest successful examples in flexible lithium-ion batteries and their technological innovations and challenges are reviewed first.