All-in-one flexible asymmetric supercapacitor with high mechanical durability achieved by controllable interfacial molecular level entanglement
By
Jiang, ZY (Jiang, Zeyu) [1] ; Zhang, P (Zhang, Ping) [1] ; Zhang, QY (Zhang, Qiying) [1] ; Lin, ZY (Lin, Zhiyin) [1] ; Wu, ZY (Wu, Zhaoye) [1] ; Hu, X (Hu, Xi) [1] ; Feng, WQ (Feng, Weiqian) [1] ; Tian, LY (Tian, Liyong) [1] ; Wu, YC (Wu, Yancheng) [1] ; Zhang, YF (Zhang, Yangfan) [1] ; Yi, NB (Yi, Ningbo) [1] ; Chen, YS (Chen, Yongsheng) [2] , [3] , [4] ; Zhang, N (Zhang, Nan) [5] , [6]
Volume
623
DOI
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.235491
Article Number
235491
Published
DEC 15 2024
Indexed
2024-11-10
Document Type
Article
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Abstract
Currently, all-in-one flexible supercapacitors have achieved great attainment, but their intrinsic weak physical interfacial interactions inevitably lead to interfacial fatigue debonding during violent and long-term deformations. Herein, a controllable interfacial molecular level entanglement strategy (CIMES) is proposed to design and build such highly flexible and mechanical robust asymmetric supercapacitors (FASCs) with all-in-one configurations. The controllable interfacial molecular level entanglement is achieved by controlled solvent induced re-entanglement and alcoholysis of the electrolyte homogeneous matrix- ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer. With the generated electrolyte-philic and electrolyte-proof matrix and all-in-one configuration of anode/electrolyte/cathode used in the FASCs, low interfacial charge transfer resistances, good mechanical properties, and high interfacial peeling strength are achieved simultaneously. Thus, the all-in-one FASCs exhibit a much higher areal capacitance, superior cyclic stability, and unprecedented mechanical durability with capacitance retention of 100.6 % and 100.7 % exceeding 10 000 bending and twisting cycles respectively. Furthermore, the all-in-one FASCs are demonstrated to work under bending, twisting, and even folding conditions. Those findings can provide a new platform on the design of all-in-one configurations for the FASCs with superior mechanical durability, highly desired for many flexible devices such as geotextiles.