Overview on the applications of three-dimensional printing for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Yang, Yang; Yuan, Wei; Zhang, Xiaoqing; Yuan, Yuhang; Wang, Chun; Ye, Yintong; Huang, Yao; Qiu, Zhiqiang; Tang, Yong

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114002

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“…This advantage can significantly simplify the fabrication procedure and reduce material waste to save the production cost Li M. et al, 2019). Besides, 3D printing is capable of alleviating inherent restrictions of form factor in batteries and transform battery manufacturing from simple two-dimensional to complex three-dimensional (Pang et al, 2019;Cheng et al, 2020;Yang et al, 2020). Given the above advantages, a couple of 3D printing techniques have been applied for SSE manufacturing.…”

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Manufacturing Strategies for Solid Electrolyte in Batteries

Chen

Shi

et al. 2020

Front. Energy Res.

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Throughout the development of battery technologies in recent years, the solid-state electrolyte (SSE) has demonstrated outstanding advantages in tackling the safety shortcomings of traditional batteries while meeting high demands on electrochemical performances. The traditional manufacturing strategies can achieve the fabrication of batteries with simple forms (coin, cylindrical, and pouch), but encounter limitations in preparing complex-shaped or micro/nanoscaled batteries especially for inorganic solid electrolytes (ISEs). The advancement in novel manufacturing techniques like 3D printing has enabled the assembly of different solid electrolytes (polymeric, inorganic, and composites) in a more complex geometric configuration. However, there is a huge gap between the capabilities of the current 3D printing techniques and the requirements for battery production. In this review, we compare the traditional manufacturing to several novel 3D printing techniques, highlighting the potential of 3D printing in the SSE manufacturing. The latest SSE manufacturing progress in the group of direct-writing (DW) based or lithography-based printing technologies are summarized separately from the perspectives of feedstock selection, build envelope, printing resolution, and application (nano-scaled, flexible, and large-scale battery grids). Throughout the discussion, some challenges associated with manufacturing SSEs via 3D printing such as air/moisture sensitivity of samples, printing resolution, scale-up capability, and longterm sintering for ISEs have been put forward. This review aims to bridge the gap between 3D printing techniques and battery requirements by analyzing the existing limitation in SSE manufacturing and point out future needs.

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Section: D Printing Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Manufacturing Strategies for Solid Electrolyte in Batteries

Chen

Shi

et al. 2020

Front. Energy Res.

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“…Recent research has suggested that some specially engineered 3D structures of graphene, such as graphene foam, hold tremendous potential for supercapacitors . These 3D materials benefit from unprecedented properties such as mechanical robustness, flexibility, and compressibility as well as high electrical and ionic conductivities …”

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“…Entire 3D‐printed devices using 3D graphene percolating network supercapacitors are starting to emerge in the literature (Figure ). Li et al recently developed a modified 3D printing process assisted by laser to transfer graphene onto nickel foams to prepare electrodes of high conductivity, high retention rate, and large areal specific capacitance (Figure a) . They could use those electrodes for charging a USB with a stable 5 V output voltage .…”

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3D Assembly of Graphene Nanomaterials for Advanced Electronics

Ferrand

Chabi

Agarwala

2020

Advanced Intelligent Systems

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Since the discovery of electricity and the creation of the first transistors two centuries ago, the field of electronics has evolved rapidly to become omnipresent. Today, electronic devices are challenged by new demands in function and performance: they are expected to be lightweight, highly efficient, flexible, smart, implantable, and so on. To meet these demands, the materials and components in devices need to be carefully selected and assembled together. In this regard, the controlled assembly of 3D graphene structures holds tremendous potential to achieve such levels of multifunctionality and outstanding properties. Advanced processing approaches, such as 3D printing, allow the fabrication of a variety of 3D graphene–based materials that present outstanding properties and a high degree of multifunctionality. Herein, the recent progress in the fabrication of graphene‐based devices for advanced electronics using controlled assembly is reported. The benefits of controlling the microstructure of graphene nanomaterials for enhanced properties and functionalities are highlighted, and the various fabrication methods and their implications on the organization of materials are reviewed, as well as selected electrical devices. The approaches described here are opening up new avenues for the fabrication of health or structural monitoring devices, autonomous machines, and interconnected objects.

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“…Many advantages were found in comparison to the conventional roll-to-roll manufacturing process, e. g. a fine chemistry control, the possibility to fabricate on-chip EES devices or even the whole device with optimal thickness, up to millimeters, with enhanced areal capacitance and high energy density. [14][15][16][17][18][19] A number of thick cathodes and anodes, mostly based on LiFePO 4 and Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 respectively, were fabricated by means of different 3D printing approaches, including ink writing, direct writing, fused deposition modeling, stereolithography and paste extrusion. In most cases, high areal capacity values were observed, depending on key parameters like solid loading in the ink, deposition patterns, electrode components, number of deposited layers and resulting thickness.…”

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“…In most cases, high areal capacity values were observed, depending on key parameters like solid loading in the ink, deposition patterns, electrode components, number of deposited layers and resulting thickness. [14,[19][20][21][22][23][24] Despite of the great potential of these technologies in the fabrication of thick electrodes, the commercialization of 3Dprinted LIBs is still far away, and the albeit attractive results are still limited to the lab-scale. More work is required to address some crucial aspects of the deposition process, including materials selection, printing resolution and speed, and slurry formulation.…”

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Additive Manufacturing of Aqueous‐Processed LiMn₂O₄ Thick Electrodes for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Airoldi

Anselmi‐Tamburini

Vigani

et al. 2020

Batteries & Supercaps

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Enhancing electrode areal capacity of lithium-ion batteries will result in cost saving and better electrochemical performances. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a very promising solution, which enables to build structurally complex electrodes with wellcontrolled geometry, shape and thickness. Here we report on 3D-printed cathodes based on LiMn 2 O 4 (LMO) as the active material, which are fabricated by robocasting AM via aqueous processing. Such a technology is: i) environmentally friendly, since it works well with water and green binders; ii) fast, due to very short deposition times and rapid drying process because of low amount of solvent in the printable pastes; iii) easily scalable. The cathodes are produced by extruding pastes with higher solid loadings (> 70 vol %) than those typically reported in literature. The printing efficiency is strongly affected by both the binder and the carbonaceous additive. The best cathode is composed by LMO, Pluronic as the binder, and a mixture of graphite/carbon black as the electronic conductor, which is critical for achieving optimal electrochemical performance. The cathode with thickness of 200 μm and mass loading of 13 mg cm À 2 exhibits good electrochemical areal capacity (2.3 mAh cm À 2) and energy density (> 32 J cm À 2). Our results may boost the development of greener, lower cost and more efficient new generation of LIBs for applications as household energy storage or even micro-battery technology.

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Overview on the applications of three-dimensional printing for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Cited by 73 publications

References 139 publications

Manufacturing Strategies for Solid Electrolyte in Batteries

Manufacturing Strategies for Solid Electrolyte in Batteries

3D Assembly of Graphene Nanomaterials for Advanced Electronics

Additive Manufacturing of Aqueous‐Processed LiMn₂O₄ Thick Electrodes for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium‐Ion Batteries

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Overview on the applications of three-dimensional printing for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Cited by 73 publications

References 139 publications

Manufacturing Strategies for Solid Electrolyte in Batteries

Manufacturing Strategies for Solid Electrolyte in Batteries

3D Assembly of Graphene Nanomaterials for Advanced Electronics

Additive Manufacturing of Aqueous‐Processed LiMn2O4 Thick Electrodes for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium‐Ion Batteries

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Additive Manufacturing of Aqueous‐Processed LiMn₂O₄ Thick Electrodes for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium‐Ion Batteries