Flexible, Stable, High-energy Textile Lithium Batteries

Although flexible and wearable gadgets are the next major trend in electronics, limitations on the power source have yet to be overcome. Hence, a new type of flexible lithium batteries has been developed by using metallic textiles. These flexible batteries can withstand complex and harsh wear conditions, e.g. repeated folding and twisting. They have achieved a high energy density, excellent cyclic stability (>80% capacity retention after 500 cycles) and remarkable bending stability at small bending radius (<1 mm). Proved to be penetration and impact safe, they are highly reliable and safe to use. Flexible textile lithium batteries can be potentially used to power portable or wearable electronics, flexible electronics, components of Internet of Things (IoT), medical accessories, etc.