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PRESENTED BY :
P.UTTEJ KUMAR
ECE II YEAR
SwARNA BhARAThI INSTITUTE of SCIENCE
AND TEChNologY(SBIT).
 Flexible, ultra-thin energy storage and production
device
 Formed by combining carbon nanotubes with a
conventional sheet of cellulose-based paper
 A paper battery acts as both a high-energy battery
and supercapacitor
 This combination allows the battery to provide
both long-term, steady power production and
bursts of energy
 Can be folded, cut or otherwise shaped for
different applications without any loss of efficiency
 Cutting one in half , halves its energy production
 Can be stacked in multiples of power output
 2.5 volts of electricity from a sample the size of a
postage stamp.
 Combining cellulose with an infusion of aligned
carbon nanotubes that are each approximately
one millionth of a centimeter thick
 These tiny filaments act like the electrodes found
in a traditional battery, conducting electricity when
the paper comes into contact with an ionic liquid
solution.
 With no water in solution, cannot freeze and
hence operating temp -75 to 100 Degree celsius
 Carbon nanotubes (CNTs; also known as buckytubes) 
are allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure.
 They exhibit extraordinary strength and unique electrical properties,
and are efficient thermal conductors.
 Nanotubes are members of the fullerene structural family, the
diameter of a nanotube is on the order of a few nanometers 
 Because of the symmetry and unique electronic structure of
graphene, the structure of a nanotube strongly affects its electrical
properties. For a given (n,m) nanotube, if n = m, the nanotube is
metallic; if n − m is a multiple of 3, then the nanotube is
semiconducting with a very small band gap, otherwise the nanotube
is a moderate semiconductor.
 Growing the nanotubes on a silicon substrate and then
impregnating the gaps in the matrix with cellulose
 Once the matrix has dried, the material can be peeled off of
the substrate, exposing one end of the carbon nanotubes to
act as an electrode
 When two sheets are combined, with the cellulose sides
facing inwards, a supercapacitor is formed that can be
activated by the addition of the ionic liquid
 This liquid acts as an electrolyte and may include salt-laden
solutions like human blood, sweat or urine.
 While a conventional battery contains a number of
separate components, the paper battery integrates all of
the battery components in a single structure, making it
more energy efficient.
 INTEGRATED DEVICES – No warm up time, power
loss, component malfunction; Loss of energy while
transferring power from one component to another, less
energy lost in an integrated device
1.Batteries produce electrons through a chemical reaction between electrolyte and metal in the
traditional battery.
2. Chemical reaction in the paper battery is between electrolyte and carbon nanotubes.
3. Electrons collect on the negative terminal of the battery and flow along a connected wire to the
positive terminal
4. Electrons must flow from the negative to the positive terminal for the chemical reaction to
continue.
 The sheets can be rolled, twisted, folded, or cut
into numerous shapes with no loss of integrity or
efficiency, or stacked like printer paper to boost
total output.
 The components are molecularly attached to each
other: the carbon nanotube print is embedded in
the paper, and the electrolyte is soaked into the
paper
 The paper-like quality of the battery combined with
the structure of the nanotubes embedded within -
light weight and low cost
 Ability to use electrolytes in blood make them
potentially useful for medical devices such as
pacemakers
 The medical uses are particularly attractive
because they do not contain any toxic materials
and can be biodegradable
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Paper battery

  • 1. PRESENTED BY : P.UTTEJ KUMAR ECE II YEAR SwARNA BhARAThI INSTITUTE of SCIENCE AND TEChNologY(SBIT).
  • 2.  Flexible, ultra-thin energy storage and production device  Formed by combining carbon nanotubes with a conventional sheet of cellulose-based paper  A paper battery acts as both a high-energy battery and supercapacitor  This combination allows the battery to provide both long-term, steady power production and bursts of energy
  • 3.  Can be folded, cut or otherwise shaped for different applications without any loss of efficiency  Cutting one in half , halves its energy production  Can be stacked in multiples of power output  2.5 volts of electricity from a sample the size of a postage stamp.
  • 4.  Combining cellulose with an infusion of aligned carbon nanotubes that are each approximately one millionth of a centimeter thick  These tiny filaments act like the electrodes found in a traditional battery, conducting electricity when the paper comes into contact with an ionic liquid solution.  With no water in solution, cannot freeze and hence operating temp -75 to 100 Degree celsius
  • 5.  Carbon nanotubes (CNTs; also known as buckytubes)  are allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure.  They exhibit extraordinary strength and unique electrical properties, and are efficient thermal conductors.  Nanotubes are members of the fullerene structural family, the diameter of a nanotube is on the order of a few nanometers   Because of the symmetry and unique electronic structure of graphene, the structure of a nanotube strongly affects its electrical properties. For a given (n,m) nanotube, if n = m, the nanotube is metallic; if n − m is a multiple of 3, then the nanotube is semiconducting with a very small band gap, otherwise the nanotube is a moderate semiconductor.
  • 6.  Growing the nanotubes on a silicon substrate and then impregnating the gaps in the matrix with cellulose  Once the matrix has dried, the material can be peeled off of the substrate, exposing one end of the carbon nanotubes to act as an electrode  When two sheets are combined, with the cellulose sides facing inwards, a supercapacitor is formed that can be activated by the addition of the ionic liquid  This liquid acts as an electrolyte and may include salt-laden solutions like human blood, sweat or urine.
  • 7.  While a conventional battery contains a number of separate components, the paper battery integrates all of the battery components in a single structure, making it more energy efficient.  INTEGRATED DEVICES – No warm up time, power loss, component malfunction; Loss of energy while transferring power from one component to another, less energy lost in an integrated device
  • 8. 1.Batteries produce electrons through a chemical reaction between electrolyte and metal in the traditional battery. 2. Chemical reaction in the paper battery is between electrolyte and carbon nanotubes. 3. Electrons collect on the negative terminal of the battery and flow along a connected wire to the positive terminal 4. Electrons must flow from the negative to the positive terminal for the chemical reaction to continue.
  • 9.  The sheets can be rolled, twisted, folded, or cut into numerous shapes with no loss of integrity or efficiency, or stacked like printer paper to boost total output.  The components are molecularly attached to each other: the carbon nanotube print is embedded in the paper, and the electrolyte is soaked into the paper
  • 10.  The paper-like quality of the battery combined with the structure of the nanotubes embedded within - light weight and low cost  Ability to use electrolytes in blood make them potentially useful for medical devices such as pacemakers  The medical uses are particularly attractive because they do not contain any toxic materials and can be biodegradable