CHEN Bin, Lü Yanbo, CHEN Kewei, et al. Research Progress of Solid-state Supercapacitors Electrolytes and Its Classifications[J]. 2019, 45(3): 929-939.DOI:
Electrochemical capacitors(also known as supercapacitors)
as a kind of energy storage device with high power density
long cyclic life and excellent stability
has attracted more and more attentions in recent years. Solid-state or quasi-solid-state supercapacitors can be widely applied in flexible electronics
flexible energy storage devices
wearable devices
and other areas due to their excellent mechanical flexibility
low volatility and flammability
easy assembly and molding. We thus introduce the advantages and configurations of solid-state supercapacitors. The solid-state electrolytes
which include the polymer gel electrolytes and the inorganic solid-state electrolytes
are introduced respectively. According to the different solvents
polymer gel electrolytes can be divided into hydrogel electrolytes
organogel electrolytes
and ionogel electrolytes. Among them
hydrogel electrolytes have been widely investigated due to their superior biocompatibility and good electrochemical performance. The inorganic solid-state electrolytes have relatively poorer electrochemical performance compared to the polymer gel electrolytes
they still play an important role in some specific areas such as satellite electronics because of the bone dry property. Lastly
different types and the characteristics of redox additives in solid-state electrolytes are introduced. It is noticed that the inorganic redox additive is a good option to increase the energy density as well as the power density of solid-state supercapacitors.