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A stretchable, asymmetric, coaxial fiber-shaped supercapacitor for wearable electronics

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Fiber-shaped supercapacitors (FSCs), owing to their high-power density and feasibility to be integrated into woven clothes, have drawn tremendous attentions as a key device for flexible energy storage. However, how to store more energy while withstanding various types of mechanical deformation is still a challenge for FSCs. Here, based on a magnetron sputtering method, different pseudocapacitive materials are conformally coated on self-supported carbon nanotube aligned films. This fabrication approach enables a stretchable, asymmetric, coaxial fiber-shaped supercapacitors with high performance. The asymmetric electrode configuration that consists of CNT@NiO@MnOx cathode and CNT@Fe2O3 anode successfully extends the FSC’s electrochemical window to 1.8 V in an aqueous electrolyte. As a result, a high specific capacitance of 10.4 F·cm−3 is achieved at a current density of 30 mA·cm−3 corresponding to a high energy density of 4.7 mWh·cm−3. The mechanical stability of the stretchable FSC is demonstrated with a sustainable performance under strains up to 75% and a capacitance retention of 95% after 2,000 cycles under 75% strain.

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This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2016YFB0100100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21433013, U1832218, and 21975140).

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    Hua Yuan, Guang Wang, Yuxing Zhao, Yang Liu & Yuegang Zhang

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Yuan, H., Wang, G., Zhao, Y. et al. A stretchable, asymmetric, coaxial fiber-shaped supercapacitor for wearable electronics. Nano Res. 13, 1686–1692 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2793-x

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