Electric double layer lies in the heart of modern day electrochemical energy storage devices like batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors and water filtration membranes. The advent of nanostructured rough and porous electrodes has open new possibilities and new challenges. This review summarizes the theoretical development in the electric double layer theory on porous and rough electrodes. Both ...

The Nanostructured OrigamiTM 3D Fabrication and Assembly Process was developed as a novel method of creating three-dimensional (3D) nanostructured devices using twodimensional microand nanopatterning tools and techniques. The origami method of fabrication is a two-part process in which two-dimensional (2D) membranes are first patterned and then folded into the desired 3D configuration. This the...

Although three-dimensional nanostructured solar cells have attracted extensive research attention due to their superior broadband and omnidirectional light-harvesting properties, majority of them are still suffered from complicated fabrication processes as well as disappointed photovoltaic performances. Here, we employed our newly-developed, low-cost and simple wet anisotropic etching to fabric...

Monoclinic Li3V2(PO4)3 (LVP) has long been considered primarily as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, due to its amphoteric nature, LVP can also host additional lithium ions. Nonetheless, its use as an anode material for LIBs has hardly been investigated. In this work, we synthesize a nanostructured Li3V2(PO4)3 material with an ionic liquid-derived carbon coating and ...

Here we detail high performance, enzymatic electrodes for oxygen bio-electroreduction, which can be easily and reproducibly fabricated with industry-scale throughput. Planar and nanostructured electrodes were built on biocompatible, flexible polymer sheets, while nanoimprint lithography was used for electrode nanostructuring. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first reports concer...

Colloidal crystals of polystyrene (PS) beads self-assembled on Pt electrode were used as a sacrificial template to electrosynthesis thin films of macroporous Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH). Such nanostructured materials display a high internal surface area and porosity leading to enhanced electrochemical performance.

A nanostructured, porous NCM cathode material is investigated regarding its behavior during electrode processing and electrochemical performance. The results are related to the densely packed o...

Nanostructured manganese cobalt oxide spinel (MnCo2O4) are prepared by co-precipitation method and calcined at 650 and 750°C. Morphological studies show that by increasing the calcination temperature from 650 to 750°C, morphology of the particles changes from quasi-plate to polyhedral. The MnCo2O4 calcined at 650°C could deliver an initial discharge capacity of 1438 mAh g-1 under current densit...

Silicon is a promising negative electrode for secondary lithium-based batteries, but the electrochemical reversibility of particularly nanostructured silicon electrodes drastically depends on their interfacial characteristics, commonly known as the solid electrolyte interface (SEI). The beneficial origin of certain electrolyte additives or different binders is still discussed controversially ow...

Batteries and supercapacitors as electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices are continuously serving for human life. The electrochemical performance of batteries and supercapacitors depends in large part on the active materials in electrodes. As an important family, Mn-based oxides have shown versatile applications in primary batteries, secondary batteries, metal-air batteries, and p...