Title :
Use of electric energy stored in a textile-based PEDOT:PSS capacitor
Author :
Odhiambo, Sheilla A. ; Hertleer, Carla ; Van Langenhove, Lieva ; De Mey, Gilbert ; Fiszer, Piotr ; Napieralski, Andrzej
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Textile & Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Syst., Gent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
Flexible capacitors were made using stainless steel yarns as yarn electrodes on textile substrate. The electrolyte material used was a dispersion of polyethylene dioxythiophene (PEDOT) : polystyrene sulphonate (PSS). After charging the capacitor for sufficient time, a sharp voltage drop was observed initially for a few seconds, then the voltage discharge slows down. It was not easy to establish the energy stored in the capacitor due to the self-discharge, however the capacitor could be used to power a TOSHIBA LC-810 calculator for 37. seconds.
Keywords :
capacitor storage; electrodes; electrolytes; flexible electronics; integrated circuit interconnections; yarn; PSS capacitor; TOSHIBA LC-810 calculator; electric energy; electrolyte material; flexible capacitors; polyethylene dioxythiophene; polystyrene sulphonate; stainless steel yarns; textile substrate; textile-based PEDOT; yarn electrodes; Calculators; Capacitors; Clothing; Discharges (electric); Electrodes; Yarn; PEDOT:PSS electrolyte; power; smart textiles; textile-based capacitor; yarn electrodes;
Conference_Titel :
Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits & Systems (MIXDES), 2015 22nd International Conference
Conference_Location :
Torun
Print_ISBN :
978-8-3635-7806-0
DOI :
10.1109/MIXDES.2015.7208575
