Monolithic Fabrication of Metal-Free On-Paper Self-Charging Power Systems

Yingchun Su; Han Xue; Yujie Fu; Shiqian Chen; Zheng Li; Lengwan Li; Ainars Knoks; Olga Bogdanova; Pēteris Lesničenoks; Roberts Palmbahs; Mika-Matti Laurila; Matti Mäntysalo; Mattias Hammar; Anders Hallén; Nils Nordell; Jiantong Li

doi:10.1002/adfm.202313506

Monolithic Fabrication of Metal-Free On-Paper Self-Charging Power Systems

Yingchun Su
, Han Xue
, Yujie Fu
, Shiqian Chen
, Zheng Li
, Lengwan Li
, Ainars Knoks
, Olga Bogdanova
, Pēteris Lesničenoks
, Roberts Palmbahs
, Mika-Matti Laurila
, Matti Mäntysalo
, Mattias Hammar
, Anders Hallén
, Nils Nordell
, Jiantong Li^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Self-charging power systems (SCPSs) are envisioned as promising solutions for emerging electronics to mitigate the increasing global concern about battery waste. However, present SCPSs suffer from large form factors, unscalable fabrication, and material complexity. Herein, a type of highly stable, eco-friendly conductive inks based on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) are developed for direct ink writing of multiple components in the SCPSs, including electrodes for miniaturized spacer-free triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) and microsupercapacitors (MSCs), and interconnects. The principle of “one ink, multiple functions” enables to almost fully print the entire SCPSs on the same paper substrate in a monolithic manner without post-integration. The monolithic fabrication significantly improves the upscaling capability for manufacturing and reduces the form factor of the entire SCPSs (a small footprint area of ≈2 cm × 3 cm and thickness of ≈1 mm). After pressing/releasing the TENGs for ≈79000 cycles, the 3-cell series-connected MSC array can be charged to 1.6 V while the 6-cell array to 3.0 V. On-paper SCPSs are promising to serve as lightweight, thin, sustainable, and low-cost power supplies.

Original language	English
Article number	2313506
Journal	Advanced Functional Materials
Volume	34
Issue number	24
Early online date	19 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202313506
Publication status	Published - Jun 2024
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Swedish Research Council (Grant No. 2019–04731) and the European Commission (Grant No. 101070255, REFORM). The authors also acknowledge the mobility support from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020‐WIDESPREAD‐01‐2016‐2017‐Teaming Phase 2, under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART, and the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT, CH2017‐7284). 2

Funders	Funder number
European Union's Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation	739508
European Commission	101070255
Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education	CH2017‐7284
Vetenskapsrådet	2019–04731

Keywords

direct ink writing
microsupercapacitors
paper electronics
self-charging power systems
triboelectric energy harvesters

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Publication forum level 3

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
General Chemistry
Biomaterials
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrochemistry

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