Gravure Printing of Graphite-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Printed Batteries
Aimed at the growing interest in printed batteries, widely used industrial gravure printing was recently proven to be able to produce high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), demonstrating its utility in the study of new functional materials. Here, for the first time, gravure printi...
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| description | Aimed at the growing interest in printed batteries, widely used industrial gravure printing was recently proven to be able to produce high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), demonstrating its utility in the study of new functional materials. Here, for the first time, gravure printing was investigated for the mass production of well-known low-cost graphite-based anodes for LiBs. Graphite was also chosen as a case study to explore the influence of process parameters on the layer microstructure and the performance of the printed anodes. In particular, upon decreasing the size of the active material nanoparticles through ball-milling, an enhancement in anode performance was observed, which is related to an improvement in the material distribution in the printed layer, even in the case of increasing mass loading through a multilayer approach. A further improvement in performance, close to the theoretical capacity, was possible by changing the ink parameters, obtaining a denser microstructure of the printed anode. Such good results further demonstrate the possibility of using gravure printing for the mass production of electrodes for printed batteries and, in general, components in the field of energy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-430475642287481bb7e28e68b81394372023-11-24T01:14:03ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752022-10-01121099910.3390/membranes12100999Gravure Printing of Graphite-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Printed BatteriesMaria Montanino0Anna De Girolamo Del Mauro1Claudia Paoletti2Giuliano Sico3ENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Portici Research Centre, 80055 Portici, ItalyENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Portici Research Centre, 80055 Portici, ItalyENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Casaccia Research Centre, 00123 Roma, ItalyENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Portici Research Centre, 80055 Portici, ItalyAimed at the growing interest in printed batteries, widely used industrial gravure printing was recently proven to be able to produce high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), demonstrating its utility in the study of new functional materials. Here, for the first time, gravure printing was investigated for the mass production of well-known low-cost graphite-based anodes for LiBs. Graphite was also chosen as a case study to explore the influence of process parameters on the layer microstructure and the performance of the printed anodes. In particular, upon decreasing the size of the active material nanoparticles through ball-milling, an enhancement in anode performance was observed, which is related to an improvement in the material distribution in the printed layer, even in the case of increasing mass loading through a multilayer approach. A further improvement in performance, close to the theoretical capacity, was possible by changing the ink parameters, obtaining a denser microstructure of the printed anode. Such good results further demonstrate the possibility of using gravure printing for the mass production of electrodes for printed batteries and, in general, components in the field of energy.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/12/10/999gravure printingprinted batteriesanodeslithium-ion batteriesmultilayergraphite |
| spellingShingle | Maria Montanino Anna De Girolamo Del Mauro Claudia Paoletti Giuliano Sico Gravure Printing of Graphite-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Printed Batteries Membranes gravure printing printed batteries anodes lithium-ion batteries multilayer graphite |
| title | Gravure Printing of Graphite-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Printed Batteries |
| title_full | Gravure Printing of Graphite-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Printed Batteries |
| title_fullStr | Gravure Printing of Graphite-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Printed Batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gravure Printing of Graphite-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Printed Batteries |
| title_short | Gravure Printing of Graphite-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Printed Batteries |
| title_sort | gravure printing of graphite based anodes for lithium ion printed batteries |
| topic | gravure printing printed batteries anodes lithium-ion batteries multilayer graphite |
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