Flexible Zinc-Manganese Dioxide Alkaline Batteries Based on Kelp Electrolytes — Oak Academic Publishing
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Flexible Zinc-Manganese Dioxide Alkaline Batteries Based on Kelp Electrolytes
Shanghai Shangde Experimental School, Shanghai, China
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Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
1 Shanghai Shangde Experimental School, Shanghai, China
2 Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
Flexible energy-storage devices play a critical role in the development of portable, flexible and wearable electronics. In addition, biological materials including plants or plant-based materials are known for their safety, biodegradability, biocompatibility, environmental benignancy, and low cost. With respect to these advances, a flexible alkaline zinc-manganese dioxide (Zn-MnO 2 ) battery is fabricated with a kelp-based electrolyte in this study. To the best of our knowledge, pure kelp is utilized as a semi-solid electrolyte for flexible Zn-MnO 2 alkaline batteries for the first time, with which the as-assembled battery exhibited a specific capacity of 60 mA · h and could discharge for 120 h. Furthermore, the as-assembled Zn-MnO 2 battery can be bent into a ring-shape and power a light-emitting diode screen, showing promising potential for the practical application in the future flexible, portable and biodegradable electronic devices.
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