Electrospinning: designed architectures for energy conversion and storage devices
Electrospinning is attracting close interest as a versatile fabrication method for one dimensional mesostructured organic, inorganic and hybrid nanomaterials of controlled dimensions prepared as random or oriented continuous nanofibres with possibilities of ordered internal morphologies such as core...
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| Published in | Energy & environmental science Vol. 4; no. 12; pp. 4761 - 4785 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Royal Society of Chemistry
01.01.2011
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| Summary: | Electrospinning is attracting close interest as a versatile fabrication method for one dimensional mesostructured organic, inorganic and hybrid nanomaterials of controlled dimensions prepared as random or oriented continuous nanofibres with possibilities of ordered internal morphologies such as core-sheath, hollow or porous fibre, or even multichannelled microtube arrangements. The dimensionality, directionality and compositional flexibility of electrospun nanofibres and mats are increasingly being investigated for the targeted development of electrode and electrolyte materials, where the specific properties associated with nanoscale features such as high surface area and aspect ratios, low density and high pore volume allow performance improvements in energy conversion and storage devices. We present here a review on the application of electrospinning for the design and fabrication of architectured, nanofibrous materials for dye sensitised solar cells, fuel cells, lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors, with particular emphasis on improved energy and power density imparted by performance improvement to,
inter alia
, ionic conductivity, cyclability, reversibility, interfacial resistance and electrochemical stability, as well as mechanical strength, of electrospun electrode and electrolyte components.
This review gives an overview on the application of electrospinning for the design and fabrication of architectured, nanofibrous materials for energy conversion and storage devices. |
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| Bibliography: | Jacques Rozière is Full Professor of Chemistry at University Montpellier 2, Institut Charles Gerhardt for Molecular Chemistry and Materials and former director of the CNRS Laboratory for Molecular Aggregates and Inorganic Materials. His current research interests include advancing hydrogen and fuel cell technologies through hydrogen generation from liquid fuels and designed architecture materials for energy conversion devices, in particular proton conducting polymer and ceramic membranes, and nanocomposite non-carbon electrode materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Deborah Jones received her PhD from the University of London King's College. She is Full Senior Research Scientist of the French CNRS at the Institut Charles Gerhardt for Molecular Chemistry and Materials, in Montpellier, France. Her current research interests include the development and characterisation of electrolyte and electrode materials for medium and high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells and electrolysers, and for proton ceramic fuel cells, and ageing and durability studies of proton conducting materials and membrane electrode assemblies. Surya Subianto received his PhD in Materials Science from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Afterwards he worked as a research associate in high-temperature fuel cell membranes at the Ian Wark Institute in the University of South Australia, and is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Institut Charles Gerhardt at the University of Montpellier 2, France. His main research interest is in the area of fuel cell membranes, especially the fabrication of novel structured composite membranes by electrospinning. Sara Cavaliere is Lecturer at Institut Charles Gerhardt in the University of Montpellier 2 since 2009. She received her PhD in Chemistry and Materials Science in 2006 in Versailles, France, after graduating from University of Milan, Italy. She worked as a postdoc fellow in University of Freiburg, Germany, and Lyon, France. Her research interests focus on design and preparation of nanostructured and nanofibrous materials for energy conversion and storage applications. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1754-5692 1754-5706 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c1ee02201f |