Scientific issues of fiber energy storage devices

What are fiber-shaped energy storage devices (fesds)?

Recently, fiber-shaped energy storage devices (FESDs) such as fiber batteries and fiber supercapacitors , , , with advantages of miniaturization, flexibility, and permeability, have the potential to integrate with other flexible electronic products and weave into wearable, comfortable, and breathable smart clothing , .

Are fiber-shaped energy storage devices a potential candidate for future research?

The challenges and possible future research directions of fiber-shaped energy storage devices. Given the rapid progress in flexible wearable electronics, fiber-shaped energy storage devices (FESDs) with the unique advantages of miniaturization, adaptability, and wearability are considered potential candidates.

How can fiber energy storage devices be used in practical applications?

Integrating fiber energy storage devices into practical applications such as sensors, microcontrollers, displays, etc. requires addressing compatibility issues between fibers and other materials, matching in size, shape, and interface, which may require customized design and manufacturing processes.

Why do we need flexible energy storage devices?

To achieve complete and independent wearable devices, it is vital to develop flexible energy storage devices. New-generation flexible electronic devices require flexible and reliable power sources with high energy density, long cycle life, excellent rate capability, and compatible electrolytes and separators.

Can fiber-shaped energy devices be fabricated on fiber substrates?

In this regard, fiber-shaped energy devices that can be fabricated onto fiber substrates have attracted great interests , , , , . Fiber-shaped energy devices not only showed high flexibility, but also can be easily integrated or directly woven into other textile products through conventional woven techniques.

What are textile-based energy storage devices?

The reported textile-based energy storage devices include supercapacitors (SCs) , flexible lithium-on batteries , Li–S batteries , Li–air batteries , sodium-ion batteries , Zn-ion batteries and silver–zinc batteries .