Stretchable and semitransparent conductive hybrid hydrogels for flexible supercapacitors

ACS Nano. 2014 Jul 22;8(7):7138-46. doi: 10.1021/nn502065u. Epub 2014 Jul 2.

Abstract

Conductive polymers showing stretchable and transparent properties have received extensive attention due to their enormous potential in flexible electronic devices. Here, we demonstrate a facile and smart strategy for the preparation of structurally stretchable, electrically conductive, and optically semitransparent polyaniline-containing hybrid hydrogel networks as electrode, which show high-performances in supercapacitor application. Remarkably, the stability can extend up to 35,000 cycles at a high current density of 8 A/g, because of the combined structural advantages in terms of flexible polymer chains, highly interconnected pores, and excellent contact between the host and guest functional polymer phase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't