Combining 3D printing of copper current collectors and electrophoretic deposition of electrode materials for structural lithium-ion batteries

doi:10.1007/s40436-024-00514-z

Abstract

Abstract: Serving as a proof of concept, additive manufacturing and electrophoretic deposition are leveraged in this work to enable structural lithium-ion batteries with load-bearing and energy storage dual functionality. The preparation steps of a complex 3D printed copper current collector, involving the formulation of a photocurable resin formulation, as well as the vat photopolymerization process followed by a precursors-based solution soaking step and thermal post-processing are presented. Compression and microhardness testing onto the resulting 3D printed copper current collector are shown to demonstrate adequate mechanical performance. Electrophoretic deposition of graphite as a negative electrode active material and other additives was then performed onto the 3D printed copper collector, with the intention to demonstrate energy storage functionality. Half-cell electrochemical cycling of the 3D multi-material current collector/negative electrode versus lithium metal finally demonstrates that structural battery components can be successfully obtained through this approach.

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Key words: Copper manufacturing, 3D printing, Structural batteries, Vat photopolymerization, Electrophoretic deposition

Ana C. Martinez, Alexis Maurel, Bharat Yelamanchi, A. Alec Talin, Sylvie Grugeon, Stéphane Panier, Loic Dupont, Ana Aranzola, Eva Schiaffino, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald. Combining 3D printing of copper current collectors and electrophoretic deposition of electrode materials for structural lithium-ion batteries[J]. Advances in Manufacturing, 2025, 13(2): 462-475.

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