%0 Journal Article %A Kelsey B Hatzell %A Marm B Dixit %A Sarah A Berlinger %A Adam Z Weber %B J. Mater. Chem. A %D 2017 %G eng %N 39 %P 20527 - 20533 %R 10.1039/C7TA07255D %T Understanding inks for porous-electrode formation %V 5 %8 09/2017 %! J. Mater. Chem. A %X
Scalable manufacturing of high-aspect-ratio multi-material electrodes are important for advanced energy storage and conversion systems. Such technologies often rely on solution-based processing methods where the active material is dispersed in a colloidal ink. To date, ink formulation has primarily focused on macro-scale process-specific optimization (i.e. viscosity and surface/interfacial tension), and been optimized mainly empirically. Thus, there is a further need to understand nano- and mesoscale interactions and how they can be engineered for controlled macroscale properties and structures related to performance, durability, and material utilization in electrochemical systems.