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  • Materials Science
  • Energy Storage
  • Wearable Electronics

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  • Traditional wireless charging energy storage devices for wearables are limited by rigid shapes and fixed charging parameters.
  • These limitations restrict their application in space-constrained portable electronics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel all-carbon fiber supercapacitor with shape-adjustable, packable, and energy-controllable wireless charging capabilities.
  • To overcome the limitations of existing energy storage solutions for wearable electronics.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of an all-carbon fiber supercapacitor with a unique one-dimensional circuit structure.
  • Integration of wireless charging functionality with shape-adjustability and energy control.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a maximum energy transfer efficiency of ≈60.8% from wireless charging to the fiber supercapacitor.
  • Demonstrated superior area capacity (803 mF cm-2) and energy density (1004 µWh cm-2).
  • Device exhibits significant shape deformability (2-20 cm diameter circles) and packability for applications like smart bracelets and GPS devices.

Conclusions:

  • The developed fiber supercapacitor offers unprecedented opportunities for packable, space-confined wearable electronics.
  • Adjustable wireless charging parameters (0.5-20 mA, 1.4-15.5 V, 0.003-313 mW) accommodate diverse micro-electronic energy needs.
  • This innovation enables controllable energy harvesting for advanced wearable applications.