Liquid–metal-bridge∼island design: seamless integration of intrinsically stretchable liquid metal circuits and mechanically deformable structures for ultra-stretchable all-solid-state rechargeable Zn–air battery arrays
J. W. Zhao, Haibo Hu, Weiguang Fang, Zhiman Bai, Wen Zhang, Mingzai Wu
Abstract
The demonstrated “liquid-metal-bridge∼island” architecture enables the fabrication of ultra-stretchable solid-state micro-Zn–air battery arrays with tunable open circuit voltage/peak power (1.35–5.24 V/38–145 mW), large elongation (400%), and excellent integration capability.
Topics & Concepts
Battery (electricity)Materials scienceStretchable electronicsFabricationLiquid metalBridge (graph theory)Electronic circuitOpen-circuit voltageVoltageLiquid stateNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsPower (physics)Electrical engineeringComposite materialElectronicsEngineeringChemistryPhysicsMedicineAlternative medicineQuantum mechanicsPathologyInternal medicineChemical physicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies researchSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication