Abstract
This paper introduces the fabrication of a lemon battery enabled through Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) with commercially available filaments in combination with electrodeposition. The battery consists of a printed polylactic acid (PLA) structure with two 3D-printed, conductive polymer composite electrodes with a layer of deposited copper and zinc, immersed into a citric acid electrolyte. The current battery shows a capacity of at least 0.23 mWh, where the high internal resistance of around 310 ohms still poses a performance issue. The combined FDM and electrodeposition fabrication method presents a first step towards fabrication of arbitrarily shaped batteries without the need for parts assembly or chemical treatment of filaments, potentially powering co-printed electronics.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2020 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS) |
Publisher | IEEE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-7281-5278-3 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-7281-5279-0 |
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Publication status | Published - 30 Oct 2020 |
Event | 2nd IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems, FLEPS 2020 - Online Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 16 Aug 2020 → 19 Aug 2020 Conference number: 2 https://2020.ieee-fleps.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 2nd IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems, FLEPS 2020 |
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Abbreviated title | FLEPS 2020 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Manchester |
Period | 16/08/20 → 19/08/20 |
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Keywords
- 2021 OA procedure
- Fused Deposition Modelling
- Electrodeposition
- Battery
- Energy storage
- 3D-Printing