Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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188678 | Electrochimica Acta | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Wearable electronics offer the combined advantages of both electronics and fabrics. Being an indispensable part of these electronics, lightweight, stretchable and wearable power sources are strongly demanded. Here we describe a daily-used nylon lycra fabric coated with polypyrrole as electrode for stretchable supercapacitors. Polypyrrole was synthesized on the fabric via a simple chemical polymerization process with ammonium persulfate (APS) as an oxidant and naphthalene-2,6-disulfonic acid disodium salt (Na2NDS) as a dopant. This material was characterized with FESEM, FTIR, tensile stress, and studied as a supercapacitor electrode in 1.0 M NaCl. This conductive textile could endure 1000 stretching cycles with 100% strain applied, and still retained its electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties. Interestingly, we also found that this material showed improved electrochemical properties when it was being stretched.
► The resistance of polypyrrole-coated fabric decreased with increasing elongation applied. ► This conductive fabric could endure large strain stretching cycles and sustain its properties. ► Its electrochemical properties were enhanced with the fabric being stretched.