Designed Nanoarchitectures by Electrostatic Spray Deposition for Energy Storage

Area of Science:

• Materials Science
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical Engineering

Background:

• Advanced electrode materials are crucial for improving energy storage systems.
• Fabricating designed structures and morphologies of electrode materials is of significant interest.
• Electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) is a versatile synthesis method for creating diverse material morphologies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To provide a comprehensive introduction to the electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) technique.
• To highlight the types of materials and morphologies achievable with ESD.
• To summarize progress in ESD-prepared electrode materials for various energy storage applications.

Main Methods:

• Review of electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) principles and parameters.
• Analysis of materials and morphologies produced by ESD.
• Summary of literature on ESD-applied electrode materials for energy storage.

Main Results:

• ESD enables controllable fabrication of granular, dense, and porous electrode material morphologies.
• ESD has been successfully applied to electrode materials for Li-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries, supercapacitors, Li-S batteries, and Li-O2 batteries.
• Specific morphologies designed by ESD demonstrably improve electrochemical performance.

Conclusions:

• ESD is a powerful and adaptable technique for developing advanced electrode materials.
• Optimizing ESD parameters and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration can accelerate the development of next-generation energy storage solutions.
• Further research into ESD-fabricated materials holds significant promise for enhancing energy storage device performance.