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Flexible/stretchable supercapacitors (SCs) are advancing wearable devices for health monitoring and data acquisition. This review covers materials, configurations, and integrated systems for these essential energy storage components.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Energy Storage
  • Wearable Technology

Background:

  • Personalized wearable devices drive demand for miniaturized, secure, and integrated energy storage solutions.
  • Flexible/stretchable supercapacitors (SCs) offer key advantages for noninvasive health monitoring, motion recording, and information acquisition.
  • Wearable SCs are crucial for developing advanced, all-in-one integrated systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the phylogeny of flexible/stretchable SCs, including planar micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) and 1D fibrous SCs.
  • To summarize recent advancements in materials (substrates, electrolytes, electrodes) and configurations for wearable SCs.
  • To survey integrated systems, wearable sensing applications, and device packaging for practical SC-powered wearable devices.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and analysis of flexible/stretchable supercapacitor technologies.
  • Categorization of SCs into planar MSCs and 1D fibrous types.
  • Discussion of material properties, device configurations, and system integration.

Main Results:

  • Progress in flexible/stretchable/self-healing substrates, solid-state electrolytes, and electrode materials is presented.
  • Various configurations for planar MSCs and 1D fibrous SCs are discussed for performance enhancement.
  • Integrated systems, including energy harvesting, storage, and wearable sensing, are surveyed.

Conclusions:

  • Wearable SCs are vital for advanced integrated systems in health monitoring and data acquisition.
  • Further research into materials, configurations, and large-scale production is needed.
  • Addressing challenges and future perspectives is key for the widespread adoption of wearable SCs.