Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 6, Issue 7, Pages 6422-6432Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn301981p
Keywords
hierarchical; three-dimensional; biotemplating; nanostructures; Tobacco mosaic virus; lithium-ion battery electrodes
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- Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS)
- NSF (NSF-CMMI) [0927693]
- Department of Energy [FG0202ER45975]
- Nanostructures for Electrical Energy Storage, an Energy Frontier Research Center
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences [12DESC0001160]
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The realization of next-generation portable electronics and integrated microsystems is directly linked with the development of robust batteries with high energy and power density. Three-dimensional micro- and nanostructured electrodes enhance energy and power through higher surface area and thinner active materials, respectively. Here, we present a novel approach for the fabrication of hierarchical electrodes that combine benefits of both length scales. The electrodes consist of self-assembled, virus-templated nanostructures conformally coating three-dimensional micropillars. Active battery material (V2O5) is deposited using atomic layer deposition on the hierarchical micro/nanonetwork Electrochemical characterization of these electrodes indicates a 3-fold increase in energy density compared to nanostructures alone, in agreement with the surface area increase, while maintaining the high power characteristics of nanomaterials. Investigation of capacity scaling for varying active material thickness reveals underlying limitations in nanostructured electrodes and highlight the importance of our method in controlling both energy and power density with structural hierarchy.
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