Silver-coated polyamide fabrics as flexible electrodes for energy storage
摘要
Flexible conductive electrodes are essential for wearable and textile-integrated electronic systems. In this study, silver-coated polyamide fabrics were fabricated via a scalable electroless plating method to obtain conductive textile electrodes. Structural characterization using FTIR, SEM, and XRD confirmed the successful deposition of crystalline Ag nanoparticles onto the polymer substrate. Electrochemical behaviour was systematically evaluated in 1 M KOH electrolyte through cyclic voltammetry at scan rates ranging from 10 to 200 mV s⁻¹. In addition, cycling stability tests were performed to assess long-term electrochemical durability, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements of the Ag-coated textile electrode were conducted. The Ag-coated fabric exhibited an areal capacitance of 109 mF cm⁻² at 10 mV s⁻¹. Kinetic analysis based on the log(i)–log(v) relationship suggests that the electrode response is influenced by kinetic limitations rather than purely diffusion-limited mechanisms. These findings demonstrate that electroless silver deposition can effectively impart electrochemical activity to flexible polyamide textiles, providing a foundation for further development toward textile-based energy storage systems.