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Energy materials for transient power sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2020

Xiaoteng Jia
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, China; xtjia@jlu.edu.cn
Caiyun Wang
Affiliation:
Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Australia; caiyun@uow.edu.au
Chong-Yong Lee
Affiliation:
Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Australia; cylee@uow.edu.au
Changchun Yu
Affiliation:
School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, China; cy470@uowmail.edu.au
Gordon G. Wallace
Affiliation:
ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian National Fabrication Facility (Materials Node), and Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Australia; gwallace@uow.edu.au
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Abstract

Transient energy supply remains one of the key challenges limiting the development of transient implantable medical devices for monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases within a predetermined time frame. A key feature of such devices is their controllable degradation during service life. An on-board transient energy supply with predictable performance over time is required to drive transient electronics. In this article, we present recent advances in the development of materials for biodegradable energy-storage devices (batteries and supercapacitors) and biodegradable energy-harvesting systems (enzymatic biofuel cells and triboelectric nanogenerators). Future perspectives, challenges, and opportunities related to energy materials for transient power sources will also be summarized.

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Transient Electronic Devices
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2020

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