Review on Microfluidic Construction of Advanced Nanomaterials forHigh-Performance Energy Storage Applications

Advanced nanomaterials that own fundamentally value-added structure andfunctional properties with respect to specific components, uniform sizes, and well-definedmorphologies have overwhelmingly become candidates in energy storage applications.Microfluidic technology has become a new platform to rapidly and efficiently synthesizeadvanced nanomaterials by precisely regulating the reaction parameters. This review summarizesthe recent advances of microfluidic technology for the novel construction of sophisticatednanomaterials or nano/micro building blocks, one-dimensional mesofibers, and two-dimensional macrofabrics by diverse fundamental principles, in which the homogeneousmorphologies, adjustable architectures, and stimulated electrochemical nature are controllablyrealized. Moreover, the microfluidic-oriented high electrochemical performances and actuallywearable applications by charge transfer, diffusion, storage, and separation are overviewed interms of supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, lithium-metal batteries,sodium-ion batteries, metal-air batteries, and other energy storage cells. Finally, we emphasizethe current challenges and future opportunities of microfluidic technology in next-generation energy storage devices.

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This review summarizes the recent advances of microfluidic technology in the construction of advanced nanomaterials for energy storage applications. It covers the synthesis of novel nanostructures, one-dimensional nanofibers, and two-dimensional nanofabrics using microfluidic techniques, as well as the high electrochemical performances and wearable applications in charge transfer, storage, and separation.