Japanese Scientists Work on a Flexible Battery
A new type of battery invented in Japan, in the University of Waseda. This is a flexible rechargeable battery, based on polymers. The development of this type of battery was conditioned by the permanently developing industry of portable devices, which become smaller and smaller each year.
Researches on this device have been conducted for several years, but the scientists, working on this battery are Drs. Hiroyuki Nishide, Hiroaki Konishi and Takeo Suga, all of them from the Waseda University, are considered to improve the technology. Their development is based on a redox-active polymer film, which is about 400 nanometers thick. The charge carriers of this battery are the Nitroxide radical groups. Due to a high radical density these thin batteries have a high level of charging and discharging.
According to Dr. Nishide the high charge and discharge capacity of their development is one of many advantages it has over other organic materials, as the power of the organic materials is limited to the amount of charge they get. Dr. Nishide also mentioned that it took only one minute to charge a pfilm polymer battery and that it's life cycle could be over 1000 charges.
However, there are also drawbacks in this development. For example some organic radical polymers are soluble in electrolyte solutions. This results in discharging the battery. The polymer, though, should be soluble, so that the spin-coating would be possible.
The Japanese scientistshave overcome this problem by photocrosslinking, though. This made the polymer more stable and stronger from the mechanical point of view.
Prof. Peter Skabara, from the University of Strathclyde, was impressed by the high stability of the material. The polymer-based production of the battery was also something Dr. Skabara mentioned, while describing this invention.
In his opinion this film battery will make all technologies based on organic devices will highly benefit from this film battery.
Among devices, which potentially could need a flexible battery Dr. Nishide mainly mentioned small memory cards with integrated circuit. He said that within the next three years such cards would benefit from using this invention.
Dr. Nishide added that in the future the battery could be also used in devices, requiring a higher power capability more than high-energy density, such as batteries in different electronic devices and/or in electric vehicles with motor drive assistance.
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//28 Jul 09, 2009 09:24 AM | posted by:
BMW Doctor - //24, xhandrie, can you tell me about your "report" based on this topic; I would like to understand your application please? Cheers
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//27 Feb 07, 2009 11:24 AM | posted by: Unknown - whao,this will surely make devices more portable....great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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//26 Feb 06, 2009 10:19 AM | posted by: LiL CHRIS - This is the best
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//25 Jan 25, 2009 01:32 AM | posted by: slasher - its good to have an scientist in the world cause they are really good in making inventions
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//24 Jan 19, 2009 01:32 AM | posted by: xhandrie - this will help me a lot in my report,,,,,,,,,
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//23 Sep 11, 2008 06:14 AM | posted by: Brandon - Amazing!
could you put all the details on how to made it? - 1 votes
//22 Sep 09, 2008 08:19 AM | posted by: NIel - Could You plss..how did they invented this such thing.. and what year did they plan this invention
thnx - 1 votes
//21 Sep 07, 2008 08:18 PM | posted by: Mei zU - COULD U PLS. POST THE WHOLE ARTICLE/STORY/ ABOUT HOW IT WAS INVENTED?TNX.
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//20 Sep 05, 2008 06:14 AM | posted by: niko - this is a really kick ass battery
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//19 Aug 07, 2008 08:11 PM | posted by: janine santiago - sana maganda ang pictures at marami.
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//18 Jul 29, 2008 07:12 PM | posted by: kristine - a very great invention,
hopefully it can be release all over the world, especially in the philippines.
it would be very helpful to everyone.
thanks to all of those who became part of the invention. - 1 votes
//17 Jul 28, 2008 01:19 AM | posted by: nicol - it was great ha!!!
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//16 Jul 25, 2008 08:46 PM | posted by: justin - amaizing
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//15 Jun 19, 2008 01:44 AM | posted by: tigreefic - AMAZINg! i surely would like to have one!
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//14 Jun 06, 2008 10:49 PM | posted by: khen - shockzzzz!!!!!!!
..i lyk dat!!!!!!!!! - 1 votes
//13 May 04, 2008 10:21 PM | posted by: kamini - great
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//12 Apr 29, 2008 01:11 AM | posted by: yrrahmielle - it's great!
the inventors are genius!
it's undoubtedly amazing!
keep it up! - 1 votes
//11 Mar 22, 2008 10:11 PM | posted by: Unknown - nice invention ha
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//10 Mar 16, 2008 10:41 PM | posted by: babiarte - what a great invention!!!!!!!
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//9 Feb 09, 2008 12:57 AM | posted by: myn - It is GREAT!!!!!!!!
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//8 Jan 29, 2008 10:17 AM | posted by: jabez - battery for future
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//7 Jan 25, 2008 11:22 PM | posted by: paul - this battery was so great........
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//6 Jan 20, 2008 05:52 PM | posted by: migi mapili - this battery rocks!dude
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//5 Jan 10, 2008 01:21 AM | posted by: gracia - This battery should be release in
every country for the succession of the scientists that has discovered it and so many people can use it. - 1 votes
//4 Jan 07, 2008 09:53 PM | posted by: zainab zahid - wonderflllllllllllllll !!!!
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//3 Nov 17, 2007 04:26 AM | posted by: Beltran Pedrigal - I think it has a great help on mountainers and armies as well because it is light weight. Philippines
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//2 Oct 18, 2007 05:39 AM | posted by: chance - I think that was great and it is a contribute again in the field of science.
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//1 Oct 17, 2007 09:53 AM | posted by: Tyler Keeling - I think this batery is really cool.
