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Conjugated Polymers for Flexible Energy Harvesting and Storage
Author(s) -
Zhang Zhitao,
Liao Meng,
Lou Huiqing,
Hu Yajie,
Sun Xuemei,
Peng Huisheng
Publication year - 2018
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.201704261
Subject(s) - conjugated system , materials science , supercapacitor , polymer , nanotechnology , energy storage , energy harvesting , flexibility (engineering) , energy (signal processing) , electrochemistry , electrode , composite material , chemistry , power (physics) , physics , statistics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Since the discovery of conjugated polymers in the 1970s, they have attracted considerable interest in light of their advantages of having a tunable bandgap, high electroactivity, high flexibility, and good processability compared to inorganic conducting materials. The above combined advantages make them promising for effective energy harvesting and storage, which have been widely studied in recent decades. Herein, the key advancements in the use of conjugated polymers for flexible energy harvesting and storage are reviewed. The synthesis, structure, and properties of conjugated polymers are first summarized. Then, their applications in flexible polymer solar cells, thermoelectric generators, supercapacitors, and lithium‐ion batteries are described. The remaining challenges are then discussed to highlight the future direction in the development of conjugated polymers.