Water-Based Textile Batteries

Abstract

Aqueous battery chemistries and materials are critical for water-compatible, smart textiles. Much of the previous research on textile batteries has focused on lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistries, but these are extremely sensitive to air and water. There are several water-based battery chemistries, both non-rechargeable and rechargeable, that could be successfully used in textile batteries without concern for air or water exposure. These include aqueous lithium-ion batteries, zinc-carbon batteries, alkaline batteries, zinc-ion batteries, and aqueous metal-air batteries. Herein, these batteries are discussed in detail, and recent examples of flexible or textile-based prototypes are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1108114

Entities

People

  • Nicholas S. Hudak

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Electrolytes
  • Electronic Textiles
  • Energy
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Energy Storage
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Metal Air Batteries
  • Metallic Nanoparticles
  • Primary Batteries
  • Smart Textiles
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wearable Technology

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science