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Supercapacitors (SCs), also called electrochemical capacitors, often show high power density, excellent charge/discharge rates, and long cycle life. The recent development of flexible and wearable electronic devices requires that their power sources be sufficiently compact and flexible to match these electronic components. Therefore, flexible SCs have attracted much attention to power current advanced electronics that can be flexible and wearable. In the past several years, many different strategies have been developed to programmably construct different nanocarbon materials into bendable electrode architectures. Furthermore, flexible SC devices with simplified configurations have also been designed based on these nanocarbon-based architectures. Here, recent developments in the programmable assembly of bendable architectures based on nanocarbon materials are presented. Additionally, the design of flexible nanocarbon-based SC devices with various configurations is highlighted. The progress made recently paves the way for further development of nanocarbon architectures and corresponding flexible SC devices. Future development and prospects in this area are also analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Asymmetric supercapacitors with high energy density are fabricated using a self-assembled reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/MnO2 (GrMnO2) composite as a positive electrode and a RGO/MoO3 (GrMoO3) composite as a negative electrode in safe aqueous Na2SO4 electrolyte. The operation voltage is maximized by choosing two metal oxides with the largest work function difference. Because of the synergistic effects of highly conductive graphene and highly pseudocapacitive metal oxides, the hybrid nanostructure electrodes exhibit better charge transport and cycling stability. The operation voltage is expanded to 2.0 V in spite of the use of aqueous electrolyte, revealing a high energy density of 42.6 Wh kg−1 at a power density of 276 W kg−1 and a maximum specific capacitance of 307 F g−1, consequently giving rise to an excellent Ragone plot. In addition, the GrMnO2//GrMoO3 supercapacitor exhibits improved capacitance with cycling up to 1000 cycles, which is explained by the development of micropore structures during the repetition of ion transfer. This strategy for the choice of metal oxides provides a promising route for next-generation supercapacitors with high energy and high power densities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]