Mr. Mardi, will the battery of the future be elastic?
Yes. Soft batteries have potential in soft robotics, i.e. for the development and application of robots made of compliant structures, in medical technology and the Internet of Things. Unlike conventional batteries, they can be integrated into any shape. We have developed “redox-active electrofluid materials” as electrodes. These decouple the mechanical from the electrochemical properties and thus enable a higher capacity—regardless of the rigidity of the battery. Previous designs were based on rubber-like binders, but their increased stiffness slowed down capacity expansion.
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Our approach is based on sustainable, organic materials such as polymers and lignin. The result is a cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution for scalable and adaptable energy storage systems of the future.