Stretchable silver-zinc batteries based on embedded nanowire elastic conductors

• Main Authors: Yan, Chaoyi, Wang, Xu, Cui, Mengqi, Wang, Jiangxin, Kang, Wenbin, Foo, Ce Yao, Lee, Pooi See
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Energy materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102743; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19106
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Stretchable silver-zinc batteries are fabricated based on silver nanowires embedded in elastomer matrix, which provides unique dual functionalities. The stretchable batteries can maintain their performances even in highly stretched states (80% strain).