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Vol. 11 (2019)

Stereolithographic 3D Printing-Based Hierarchically Cellular Lattices for High-Performance Quasi-Solid Supercapacitor

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0280-2
Jianzhe Xue
School of Telecommunications Engineering, Xidian University, Xian 710071, People’s Republic of China
Libo Gao
School of Mechano‑Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xian 710071, People’s Republic of China
Xinkang Hu
School of Mechano‑Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xian 710071, People’s Republic of China
Ke Cao
Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, SAR, People’s Republic of China
Wenzhao Zhou
CityU-Xidian Joint Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Manufacturing, Shenzhen 518057, People’s Republic of China
Weidong Wang
School of Mechano‑Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xian 710071, People’s Republic of China
Yang Lu
CityU-Xidian Joint Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Manufacturing, Shenzhen 518057, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yang Lu

yanglu@cityu.edu.hk

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 46

Abstract

3D printing-based supercapacitors have been extensively explored, yet the rigid rheological requirement for corresponding ink preparation significantly limits the manufacturing of true 3D architecture in achieving superior energy storage. We proposed the stereolithographic technique to fabricate the metallic composite lattices with octet-truss arrangement by using electroless plating and engineering the 3D hierarchically porous graphene onto the scaffolds to build the hierarchically cellular lattices in quasi-solid supercapacitor application. The supercapacitor device that is composed of composite lattices span several pore size orders from nm to mm holds promising behavior on the areal capacitance (57.75 mF cm−2), rate capability (70% retention, 2–40 mA cm−2), and long lifespan (96% after 5000 cycles), as well as superior energy density of 0.008 mWh cm−2, which are comparable to the state-of-the-art carbon-based supercapacitor. By synergistically combining this facile stereolithographic 3D printing technology with the hierarchically porous graphene architecture, we provide a novel route of manufacturing energy storage device as well as new insight into building other high-performance functional electronics.


Highlights:


1 Stereolithographic 3D printing was introduced to fabricate polymeric lattices.
2 Electroless plating was employed to make the lattices conductive and mechanically robust.
3 Hydrogen bubbles were served as template for engineering the hierarchically porous graphene.
4 The supercapacitor device holds great promise in the rational coupling of energy and power density.

Keywords

3D printing Lattices Graphene Supercapacitor Porous structure Stereolithography
Xue, Jianzhe, Libo Gao, Xinkang Hu, Ke Cao, Wenzhao Zhou, Weidong Wang, and Yang Lu. 2019. “Stereolithographic 3D Printing-Based Hierarchically Cellular Lattices for High-Performance Quasi-Solid Supercapacitor”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (June):46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0280-2.
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