Recent advancements in portable electronic devices have lead to an increase in demand for flexible batteries for powering them. Realizing this Japanese scientist have created paper like polymer based rechargeable battery. Designed by researchers of Waseda University, this battery has been created from redox-active organic polymer film which is around two hundred nanometers thick. The polymer comprises of nitroxide radical groups which tend to act as charge carriers.
Since the battery has high radical density therefore it has a high charge or discharge capacity and this kind of battery has advantages over other organic based materials limited by doping. Even the power rate performance is amazing since it just takes a minute for charging the battery fully.
It is expected that these batteries would be used for applications requiring high power capability as compared to high energy density like batteries in electronic devices and motor drive assistance.
Via nanowerk
