Volume 19, Issue 23 2207634
Research Article

Low-Temperature Resistant Stretchable Micro-Supercapacitor Based on 3D Printed Octet-Truss Design

Congjian Lin

Congjian Lin

Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372 Singapore

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Yuan-Fang Zhang

Yuan-Fang Zhang

Shien-Ming Wu School of Intelligent Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442 P. R. China

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Dingjie Lu

Dingjie Lu

Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science Technology and Research, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138632 Singapore

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Arlindo Silva

Arlindo Silva

Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372 Singapore

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Zhuangjian Liu

Zhuangjian Liu

Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science Technology and Research, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138632 Singapore

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Hui Ying Yang

Corresponding Author

Hui Ying Yang

Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372 Singapore

E-mail: [email protected]

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First published: 02 February 2023
Citations: 5

Abstract

Recently, stretchable micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) that can be easily integrated into electronic devices have attracted research and industrial attentions. In this work, three-dimensional (3D) stretchable MSCs with an octet-truss electrode (OTE) design have been demonstrated by a rapid digital light processing (DLP) process. The 3D-printed electrode structure is beneficial for electrode-electrolyte interface formation and consequently increases the number of ions adsorbed on the electrode surface. The designed MSCs can achieve a high capacitance as ≈74.76 mF cm−3 under 1 mA cm−3 at room temperature even under a high mechanical deformation, and can achieve 19.53 mF cm−3 under 0.1 mA cm−3 at a low temperature (−30 °C). Moreover, finite element analysis (FEA) reveals the OTE structure provides 8 times more contact area per unit volume at the electrode-electrolyte interface compared to the traditional interdigital electrode (IDE). This work combines structural design and 3D printing techniques, which provides new insights into highly stretchable MSCs for next-generation electronic devices.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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