Pseudocapacitive Materials for 3D Printed Batteries

Batteries are becoming more and more reliable energy storage devices and are promising information exchange platforms for real-time responses. They are getting more efficient in terms of performance and stability because of the use of advanced materials and their configurations. The ongoing demand for energy storage devices is being fulfilled by pseudocapacitive materials which lowers our dependence on single types of Li-ion batteries and other types that are being used in the market that are less abundant. For instance, the depletion of lithium reserves is a concerning issue. Pseudocapacitive materials are being explored for manufacturing batteries and supercapacitors with enhanced in terms of electrochemical and mechanical properties as alternatives to scarce materials. Furthermore, pseudocapacitive materials are being used with several other nanomaterials to improve the performance of the fabricated devices. Once the materials are found their manufacturing technique plays a vital role, where comes in the additive manufacturing technology. This technology provides fast and precise production of some complex miniature structures helping as a plus point in the electrochemical performance of the devices. 3D printing also enables the manufacturing of flexible and wearable energy storage devices which have been a hot area of research lately.