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Highly Flexible, Printed Alkaline Batteries Based on Mesh‐Embedded Electrodes
Author(s) -
Gaikwad Abhinav M.,
Whiting Gregory L.,
Steingart Daniel A.,
Arias Ana Claudia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201100894
Subject(s) - materials science , bent molecular geometry , alkaline battery , electrode , 3d printed , battery (electricity) , diode , optoelectronics , radius , nanotechnology , power (physics) , electrolyte , composite material , computer science , biomedical engineering , engineering , chemistry , physics , computer security , quantum mechanics
Highly flexible, printed alkaline batteries based on a mesh‐embedded architecture are demonstrated. The mesh acts as a support for the electroactive material during flexing. Two cells connected in series and bent to a radius of 0.3 cm are used to power a green light‐emitting diode (LED).