Paper battery from techterms.com
A paper battery
is a flexible, ultra-thin energy storage and production device formed by
combining carbon nanotube s with a conventional sheet of cellulose-based
paper. A paper battery acts as both a high-energy battery and supercapacitor , combining two components
that are separate in traditional electronics . This combination allows the
battery to provide both long-term, steady power production and bursts of
energy. Non-toxic, flexible paper batteries have the potential to power the
next generation of electronics, medical devices and hybrid vehicles, allowing
for radical new designs and medical technologies.
Paper batteries
may be folded, cut or otherwise shaped for different applications without any
loss of integrity or efficiency . Cutting one in half halves its energy
production. Stacking them multiplies power output. Early prototypes of the
device are able to produce 2.5 volt s of electricity from a sample the
size of a postage stamp.
The devices are
formed by combining cellulose with an infusion of aligned carbon nanotubes that
are each approximately one millionth of a centimeter thick. The carbon is what
gives the batteries their black color. These tiny filaments act like the electrode
s found in a traditional battery, conducting electricity when the paper comes
into contact with an ionic liquid solution. Ionic liquids contain no water,
which means that there is nothing to freeze or evaporate in extreme
environmental conditions. As a result, paper batteries can function between -75
and 150 degrees Celsius.
Widespread
commercial deployment of paper batteries will rely on the development of more
inexpensive manufacturing techniques for carbon nanotubes. As a result of the
potentially transformative applications in electronics, aerospace, hybrid
vehicles and medical science, however, numerous companies and organizations are
pursuing the development of paper batteries. In addition to the developments
announced in 2007 at RPI and MIT, researchers in Singapore announced that they
had developed a paper battery powered by ionic solutions in 2005. NEC has also
invested in R & D into paper batteries for potential applications in its
electronic devices.
Specialized
paper batteries could act as power sources for any number of devices implanted
in humans and animals, including RFID tags, cosmetics, drug-delivery
systems and pacemakers. A capacitor introduced into an organism could be
implanted fully dry and then be gradually exposed to bodily fluids over time to
generate voltage. Paper batteries are also biodegradable, a need only partially
addressed by current e-cycling and other electronics disposal methods
increasingly advocated for by the green computing movement.
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