A Study of All-solid-state Planar Micro-supercapacitors Using Printable MoS2 Inks

Wearable energy storage electronics with high safety and long life have been promising candidates in recent years. Herein, all-solid-state planar micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) were demonstrated by inkjet printing of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) electrodes. The preprinted PEDOT: PSS film on PI (Polyimide) substrate prepared with a simple and low-cost desktop inkjet printer can greatly improve the electrode conductivity. Additionally, the obtained planar MSCs show good electrochemical performance with high areal capacitance of 323 µF cm−2 and areal energy density of 0.016 µWh cm−2. More importantly, the MSCs exhibit outstanding flexibility with almost no degradation under various bending angles. The capacitance retention can still be maintained at 88.5% even after 8000 cycles, indicating good cycle stability of MSCs. The in-plane flexible MSCs hold great application potential for wearable and integrated energy storage electronics. All-solid-state planar micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) were demonstrated by inkjet printing of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) electrodes. The preprinted PEDOT: PSS film on PI (Polyimide) substrate by simple and low-cost desktop inkjet printer can greatly improve the electrode conductivity. Additionally, the obtained planar MSCs show good electrochemical performance. More importantly, the MSCs exhibit outstanding flexibility with almost no degradation under various bending angles.