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Additive Manufacturing of 3D Structural Battery Composites with Coextrusion Deposition of Continuous Carbon Fibers
Manufacturing Letters
  • Aditya Thakur
  • Xiangyang Dong, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

There is a growing interest in fabrication of structural battery composites to achieve mass-less energy storage. Additive manufacturing would allow customization of their battery form factor to fit specific needs. In this study, a multi-axis coextrusion deposition technique is proposed to fabricate a 3D structural battery composite with continuous carbon fibers coated by solid polymer electrolyte (SPE). The SPE-coated carbon fibers are coextruded with cathode doped matrix materials. All the printed complex structural battery composites successfully power up LEDs. Further mechanical and electrochemical characterization demonstrates the potentials of the additively manufactured composites in electrical energy storage and load bearing.

Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Intelligent Systems Center
Keywords and Phrases
  • Additive manufacturing,
  • Continuous carbon fiber,
  • Lithium ion battery,
  • Solid polymer electrolyte,
  • Structural battery composites
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-2020
Publication Date
01 Oct 2020
Citation Information
Aditya Thakur and Xiangyang Dong. "Additive Manufacturing of 3D Structural Battery Composites with Coextrusion Deposition of Continuous Carbon Fibers" Manufacturing Letters Vol. 26 (2020) p. 42 - 47 ISSN: 2213-8463
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/xiangyang-dong/23/