Tailoring Porous Electrode Structures by Materials Chemistry and 3D Printing for Electrochemical Energy Storage

Summary

This chapter presents an overview of the growth of a range of functional porous materials and some strategies for using porosity in various forms to influence or improve electrochemical behavior in energy storage systems such as batteries. We also highlight some advantages of porous material engineering and their limitations. The chapter uses examples of well‐known Li‐ion battery cathode and anode materials that have been created in porous form, and we summarize the reported improvement of differences compared to their bulk material counterparts. Finally, this chapter discusses recent development in 3D printing technologies and the direct printing of electrodes, material composites, and their use in batteries and supercapacitors.