Textile Battery based on Carbon and Silver Yarn

Abstract

Gone are the days of textiles being used as fashion code rather it is generating a huge momentum as ‘Electronic-textile’. Integrated textile energy storage devices may power new functions, while preserving good wear ability. The aim of this research was to develop a yarn-based battery that ensures high flexibility, light weight and ease of use, which can be integrated in smart textile systems. Electro-conductive yarns will serve as anode and cathode. As yarn materials Carbon and silver yarns were used as electrodes. An active gelatin layer was prepared by mixing it with potassium Iodide (KI) in the sample box with those electrode yarns. By characterization of samples; for instance- current and voltage values were measured with different resistances to find out whether the varying distances between electrodes really have any effect on storage efficiency or not. Finally possibilities for efficient production and application as newly developed yarn- based battery were discussed.