Integrated construction of stretchable supercapacitor with outstanding deformation stability and flame retardancy

Abstract

The fast development of wearable electronics requires urgently stretchable energy storage devices, but conventional stretchable energy-storage devices suffer from poor dynamic deformation stability. The key is to create a new construction strategy of "electrode/electrolyte interface integration". Herein, we have proposed a clever strategy that combines layer-by-layer electrospinning with a self-selected vapor-phase polymerization (VPP) method to assemble the integrated stretchable supercapacitors (ISSCs). Furthermore, the interface stability enhancement mechanism is revealed through experimental and theoretical simulations, showing that the synergistic effect of molecular chain entanglement and mechanical meshing endows excellent anti-deformation stability of ISSCs. As a result, the as-assembled ISSCs deliver excellent dynamic deformation electrochemical stability with 99.5 % capacitance retention after 500 stretching cycles at strain and outstanding flame retardancy (limiting oxygen index (LOI) up to 48.1 % at a film thickness of only 0.22 mm). The innovative integrated design strategy endows a systematic construction plan for the scalable fabrication of wearable organic energy storage devices.