Chinesescientistsfabricatewearablebatteriesthatcanchargecellphones_GuangmingOnlineSHANGHAI,April26(Xinhua)--AteamofChinesescientistshasdevelopedasoftandbreathablepieceofclothingthatcannotonlystoreenergybutalsopowerpersonalelectronicdevicessuchassmartphonessandwatches.Replacingconventionalliquidelectrolyteswithpolymergelelectrolytesisahighlyeffectivestrategyforenhancingtheflexibilityofwearablebatteries.However,theinadequatewettingattheinterfacebetweenthepolymergelelectrolyteandtheelectrodedegradestheelectrochemicalperformance,particularlywhenthebatteryundergoesdeformation.TheresearchersfromFudanUniversityhavecraftedchannelstructureswithinelectrodedesigns,aninnovativeapproachthatcreatesintimateandstableinterfaces,therebyenhancingtheperformanceandreliabilityofwearablebatteries.Theyhavedrawninspirationfromthenaturalphenomenonwhereivyandplantvinesaretightlyentwinedtoformmultipleelectrodefibersrotatedtogethertoformalignedchannels.Thesurfaceofeachelectrodefiberwasdesignedwithnetworkedchannels.AccordingtothestudypublishedthisweekinthejournalNature,themonomersolutionwastheninfiltratedalongthealignedchannelsandthenintothenetworkedchannelstoformagelelectrolyte.Theteammanagedtofabricatefiberlithium-ionbatterieswithlengthsofseveralkilometersandahighenergydensitythatcaneffectivelyprovidepowerforelectricaldeviceslikedrones.Theyhaveestablishedapilotproductionlineandachievedaproductioncapacityof300watt-hoursperhour,whichisequivalenttothebatteryproducedperhourcapableofcharging20mobilesphonesssimultaneously,saidPengHuisheng,thepaper'scorrespondingauthor.Thisfiberbatteryshowspromiseforapplicationsinfirefighting,disasterrelief,polarexpeditions,andaerospace,addedPeng.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.