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A Self‐Healing Aqueous Lithium‐Ion Battery
Author(s) -
Zhao Yang,
Zhang Ye,
Sun Hao,
Dong Xiaoli,
Cao Jingyu,
Wang Lie,
Xu Yifan,
Ren Jing,
Hwang Yunil,
Son In Hyuk,
Huang Xianliang,
Wang Yonggang,
Peng Huisheng
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201607951
Subject(s) - separator (oil production) , materials science , aqueous solution , electrolyte , nanotechnology , battery (electricity) , lithium (medication) , chemical engineering , polymer , electrochemistry , electronics , electrode , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , thermodynamics , endocrinology
Abstract Flexible lithium‐ion batteries are critical for the next‐generation electronics. However, during the practical application, they may break under deformations such as twisting and cutting, causing their failure to work or even serious safety problems. A new family of all‐solid‐state and flexible aqueous lithium ion batteries that can self‐heal after breaking has been created by designing aligned carbon nanotube sheets loaded with LiMn 2 O 4 and LiTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 nanoparticles on a self‐healing polymer substrate as electrodes, and a new kind of lithium sulfate/sodium carboxymethylcellulose serves as both gel electrolyte and separator. The specific capacity, rate capability, and cycling performance can be well maintained after repeated cutting and self‐healing. These self‐healing batteries are demonstrated to be promising for wearable devices.