Summary and Prospects. The rising interest in new energy materials and laser processing has led to tremendous efforts devoted to laser-mediated synthesis and modulation of electrode materials for energy storage and conversion. Recent investigations revealed that structural defects, heterostructures, and integrated electrode and/or device …
Additionally, laser engraving offers a wide range of design options, including functional marks that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of energy production and storage equipment. Laser engraving also provides a reliable solution for creating intricate designs on energy-related products, such as solar panels and battery cells, leading to better energy …
Energy harvesting and storage devices play an increasingly important role in the field of flexible electronics. Laser-induced graphene (LIG) with hierarchical porosity, …
Laser Sintering in Al–Air Battery Typically, energy storage systems include supercapacitors and batteries. In comparison with batteries, supercapacitors can provide relatively higher power density, longer cycle life, and faster charge–discharge processes.43 However, batteries have a huge advantage for storage of large amounts of …
1.1. Definition of "ultrafast". Both "ultrafast laser" and "ultrashort laser" terms are used to define lasers operating with pulses of short duration that for industrial application ranges from tens of femtosecond to hundreds of picosecond. In the common languages, these lasers are frequently indicated as "femtosecond lasers" or ...
first conducted laser ablation on the PI film using a commercial CO 2 laser source, resulting in the fabrication of laser-induced graphene (LIG).[28] After that, it has been found that LIG can be utilized in energy storage devices owing to its high electrical 12 g 1
The energy storage devices obtain higher energy density by highly reversible chemical adsorption and redox reactions of electroactive substances on the surface or inside the LIG electrodes. Furthermore, for expanding the application of LIG devices, it is often necessary to transfer graphene to other substrates for further process.
Abstract. Laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a three-dimensional porous material directly scribed from polymer materials by a CO2 laser in the ambient atmosphere. We review the formation mechanism ...
Advances to rechargeable electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices such as batteries and supercapacitors are continuously leading to improved portable electronics, more efficient use of the powe... Sarish Rehman a Department of Chemical Engineering and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, …
Energy harvesting and storage devices play an increasingly important role in the field of flexible electronics. Laser-induced graphene (LIG) with hierarchical porosity, large specific surface area, high electrical conductivity, and mechanical flexibility is an ideal candidate for fabricating flexible energy devices which supply power for other electronic …
Laser three-dimensional (3D) manufacturing technologies have gained substantial attention to fabricate 3D structured electrochemical rechargeable batteries. Laser 3D manufacturing techniques offer excellent 3D microstructure controllability, good design flexibility, process simplicity, and high energy and cost efficiencies, which are beneficial …
Micro-supercapacitors are promising miniaturized energy storage devices that have attracted considerable research interest.
Laser micro/nanoprocessing provides materials with structural or compositional modification (as shown in Fig. 2), which can be separated into bottom-up and top-down approaches.The former falls in the category of additive manufacturing, while the latter involves ...
The application of Cu-C composites for assembling supercapacitors has been demonstrated, which provides an efficient approach for manufacturing energy storage devices [31]. However, the correlation between process and microstructure in the direct writing process needs to be deepened; meanwhile, their structuring-performance …
Lithium-ion battery cells are increasingly being used as energy storage devices for electrically powered vehicles on account of their high energy density. Individual cells need to be connected electrically in order to make suitable battery packs. 18650-type cells—mainly used in notebooks and power tools—provide an ideal solution thanks to …
The energy sector has been changing in the past few years, driven by the transition toward renewable energy. This affects the technologies, as well as the struc Philipp A. Schmidt, Patrick Schmitz, Michael F. Zaeh; Laser beam welding of electrical contacts for the application in stationary energy storage devices. ...
The latest advances of laser-induced graphene (LIG) in energy storage devices are fully discussed. • The preparation and excellent properties of LIG applied in …
Flexible in-plane architecture micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) are competitive candidates for on-chip miniature energy storage applications owing to their light weight, small size, high flexibility, as well as the advantages of short charging time, high power density, and long cycle life. However, tedious and time-consuming processes are …
The image in Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the various approaches for laser synthesis and modification of graphene and related materials, as well as the main processing parameters. For a given …
Vol.0123456789 1 3 Laser Synthesis and Microfabrication of Micro/ Nanostructured Materials Toward Energy Conversion and Storage Lili Zhao1, Zhen Liu1, Duo Chen1, Fan Liu1, Zhiyuan Yang3, Xiao Li1, Haohai Yu2, Hong Liu1,2 *, Weijia Zhou1 * HIGHLIGHTS ...
Cheongju-si, South Korea - May 13, 2024 Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) has achieved a breakthrough in energy storage technology with the development of a highly deformable micro ...
Laser-based methodologies for synthesis, reduction, modification and assembly of graphene-based materials are highly demanded for energy-related …
In the energy industry, solar energy is extracted from the sun, the principal source of energy among other workable power sources. Given the sun’s indeterminate and sporadic nature, optimization of the thermal conversions in sunlight-based energy by integrating...
1 INTRODUCTION The rapid depletion of fossil energy, along with the growing concerns for energy crisis and environmental pollution, has become a major world challenge at present. 1-4 Renewable energy, including …
Microfabrication for cost-effective miniaturized energy storage devices remains a challenge. Here, the authors propose a spatially shaped femtosecond laser method, which is ultrafast, one-step ...
State-of-the-art applications of LIG in the field of energy storage. Abstract Laser-induced graphene ... Overview of laser applications in manufacturing and materials processing in recent years J. Manuf. Sci. Eng., 142 (11) (2020), Article 110818, 10.1115/1.4048397 ...
This special issue of Applied Sciences on "Laser Processing and Advanced Manufacturing of Microscale Energy Storage Devices" is dedicated, but not limited to, the following aspects of electrode materials: laser processing including laser nanostructuring, laser
Flexible in-plane architecture micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) are competitive candidates for on-chip miniature energy storage applications owing to their light weight, small size, high flexibility, as well as the advantages of short charging time, high power density, and long cycle life. However, tedi …
The laser-sculptured polycrystalline carbides (macroporous, ~10–20 nm wall thickness, ~10 nm crystallinity) show high energy storage capability, hierarchical porous structure, and higher...
The emerging use of laser irradiation in synthesis smartly bridges "nanotechnology" and "light", and has attracted enormous attention as an efficient synthetic methodology for versatile nanomaterials toward …
Phase change materials have unique merits in latent heat thermal energy storage, due to its capability of providing a high-energy density storage by solidifying/melting at a constant temperature. The increased global demand for phase-change-materials-enabled energy storage systems exposed limitations of established …
Energy Storage Manufacturing. NREL research is investigating flexibility, recyclability, and manufacturing of materials and devices for energy storage, such as lithium-ion batteries as well as renewable energy alternatives. Research on energy storage manufacturing at NREL includes analysis of supply chain security. Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL.
1 Introduction As the utilization of fossil fuels has caused greenhouse effects and environmental problems, numerous interests in energy storage and conversion based on environmentally friendly energy have increased over the past few decades. 1 On that account, various researches have been investigated especially on electrochemical …
The research for three-dimension (3D) printing carbon and carbide energy storage devices has attracted widespread exploration interests. Being designable in structure and materials, graphene oxide (GO) and MXene accompanied with a direct ink writing exhibit a promising prospect for constructing high areal and volume energy …
This special issue of Applied Sciences on "Laser Processing and Advanced Manufacturing of Microscale Energy Storage Devices" is dedicated, but not …