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Electrode Architecture in Galvanic and Electrolytic Energy Cells
Author(s) -
Jeong Beomgyun,
Ocon Joey D.,
Lee Jaeyoung
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201507780
Subject(s) - galvanic cell , electrode , electrolyte , electrochemistry , fabrication , electrical conductor , computer science , nanotechnology , materials science , component (thermodynamics) , ionic bonding , chemistry , physics , ion , metallurgy , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , pathology
Electrodes in galvanic and electrolytic energy cells are complicated structures comprising redox‐active materials, ionic/electronic conductors, and porous pathways for mass transfer of reactants. In contrast to breakthroughs in component development, methods of optimizing whole‐system architectural design to draw maximum output have not been well explored. In this Minireview, we introduce generalized types of electrode architecture, discuss fabrication strategies, and characterize already built structures. Systematic efforts to discover optimal electrode configurations will resolve long‐standing discrepancies that arise between whole systems and the sums of their parts for a number of electrochemical reactions and technologies.