Conjugated Polymers for Flexible Energy Harvesting and Storage
- 5 February 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 30 (13), e1704261
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201704261
Abstract
Since the discovery of conjugated polymers in the 1970s, they have attracted considerable interest in light of their advantages of having a tunable bandgap, high electroactivity, high flexibility, and good processability compared to inorganic conducting materials. The above combined advantages make them promising for effective energy harvesting and storage, which have been widely studied in recent decades. Herein, the key advancements in the use of conjugated polymers for flexible energy harvesting and storage are reviewed. The synthesis, structure, and properties of conjugated polymers are first summarized. Then, their applications in flexible polymer solar cells, thermoelectric generators, supercapacitors, and lithium‐ion batteries are described. The remaining challenges are then discussed to highlight the future direction in the development of conjugated polymers.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2016YFA0203302)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21634003, 51573027, 51403038, 51673043, 21604012)
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (16JC1400702, 15XD1500400, 15JC1490200)
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