ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF FUNCTIONAL OXIDES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELDS OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Although research in functional oxide nanoparticle synthesis has been documented over the past years, immobilization of functional oxide as two-dimensional(2d) building blocks for practical application remained challenging. From the structure-wise consideration, three-dimensional (3d) constructions have attracted much research attention in the field of energy and environment, because the porous materials can increase the mass loading while maintaining the mass/charge transport even with thick electrodes and excellent mechanical property. Among different routes, 3d printing has been regarded as a promising way to achieve novel 3d structured materials with delicate and customized structure design, thus offering brand-new opportunities for the rational design and facile construction of 3d functional oxides. Multiscale 3d structures have been achieved via 3d printing and proved to be beneficial in many applications.