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Nanomaterial-enhanced all-solid flexible zinc--carbon batteries.

ACS nano (2010-04-27)
Pritesh Hiralal, Shinji Imaizumi, Husnu Emrah Unalan, Hidetoshi Matsumoto, Mie Minagawa, Markku Rouvala, Akihiko Tanioka, Gehan A J Amaratunga
ABSTRACT

Solid-state and flexible zinc carbon (or Leclanche) batteries are fabricated using a combination of functional nanostructured materials for optimum performance. Flexible carbon nanofiber mats obtained by electrospinning are used as a current collector and cathode support for the batteries. The cathode layer consists of manganese oxide particles combined with single-walled carbon nanotubes for improved conductivity. A polyethylene oxide layer containing titanium oxide nanoparticles forms the electrolyte layer, and a thin zinc foil is used as the anode. The battery is shown to retain its performance under mechanically stressed conditions. The results show that the above configuration can achieve solid-state mechanical flexibility and increased shelf life with little sacrifice in performance.

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Zinc, foil, 100x100mm, thickness 6mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 25x25mm, thickness 3mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 25x25mm, thickness 6mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 10mm disks, thickness 0.0025mm, 99.9%
Zinc, foil, 10mm disks, thickness 0.125mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 50x50mm, thickness 0.1mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 15mm disks, thickness 0.25mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 15mm disks, thickness 0.25mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 10mm disks, thickness 1.0mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 15mm disks, thickness 0.05mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 15mm disks, thickness 0.1mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 0.5m coil, thickness 0.05mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 1m coil, thickness 0.125mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 25mm disks, thickness 0.025mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 25mm disks, thickness 0.20mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 25mm disks, thickness 0.05mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 1m coil, thickness 0.1mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 4mm disks, thickness 0.5mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 50mm disks, thickness 0.1mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 5m coil, thickness 0.05mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 4mm disks, thickness 1.0mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 25mm disks, thickness 0.35mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 4mm disks, thickness 1.0mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 50mm disks, thickness 0.25mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 4mm disks, thickness 0.175mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 2m coil, thickness 0.1mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 8mm disks, thickness 0.125mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 5m coil, thickness 0.125mm, as rolled, 99.95+%
Zinc, foil, 25mm disks, thickness 0.5mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Zinc, foil, 6mm disks, thickness 0.02mm, 99.9%