Integrated polymer solar cell and electrochemical supercapacitor in a flexible and stable fiber format

Zhitao Zhang; Xuli Chen; Peining Chen; Guozhen Guan; Longbin Qiu; Huijuan Lin; Zhibin Yang; Wenyu Bai; Yongfeng Luo; Huisheng Peng

doi:10.1002/adma.201302951

Integrated polymer solar cell and electrochemical supercapacitor in a flexible and stable fiber format

Adv Mater. 2014 Jan 22;26(3):466-70. doi: 10.1002/adma.201302951. Epub 2013 Oct 31.

Authors

Zhitao Zhang¹, Xuli Chen, Peining Chen, Guozhen Guan, Longbin Qiu, Huijuan Lin, Zhibin Yang, Wenyu Bai, Yongfeng Luo, Huisheng Peng

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.

PMID: 24174379
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302951

Abstract

An all-solid-state, coaxial and self-powered "energy fiber" is demonstrated that simultaneously converts solar energy to electric energy and further stores it. The "energy fiber" is flexible and can be scaled up for the practical application by the well-developed textile technology, and may open a new avenue to future photoelectronics and electronics.

Keywords: fiber; integrated; polymer solar cell; supercapacitor.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't