Soft Batteries: Electrochemical Innovations for Sustainable Energy Storage

Research into soft energy storage materials is progressing rapidly with several applications in healthcare and soft robotics. This chapter presents novel materials used across battery components in next-generation designs, covering innovations in electrodes, electrolytes, and separators, in addition with possible structural designs. It includes a collection of fundamentals about Li-ion chemistry to clarify essential material selection criteria, alongside recent developments in soft batteries utilizing alternative chemistries.