Publication detail

3D Printing Temperature Tailors Electrical and Electrochemical Properties through Changing Inner Distribution of Graphite/Polymer

IFFELSBERGER, C. JELLETT, C. PUMERA, M.

Original Title

3D Printing Temperature Tailors Electrical and Electrochemical Properties through Changing Inner Distribution of Graphite/Polymer

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The rise of 3D printing technology, with fused deposition modeling as one of the simplest and most widely used techniques, has empowered an increasing interest for composite filaments, providing additional functionality to 3D-printed components. For future applications, like electrochemical energy storage, energy conversion, and sensing, the tuning of the electrochemical properties of the filament and its characterization is of eminent importance to improve the performance of 3D-printed devices. In this work, customized conductive graphite/poly(lactic acid) filament with a percentage of graphite filler close to the conductivity percolation limit is fabricated and 3D-printed into electrochemical devices. Detailed scanning electrochemical microscopy investigations demonstrate that 3D-printing temperature has a dramatic effect on the conductivity and electrochemical performance due to a changed conducive filler/polymer distribution. This may allow, e.g., 3D printing of active/inactive parts of the same structure from the same filament when changing the 3D printing nozzle temperature. These tailored properties can have profound influence on the application of these 3D-printed composites, which can lead to a dramatically different functionality of the final electrical, electrochemical, and energy storage device.

Keywords

3D print filament; composite; fused deposition modeling; scanning electrochemical microscopy; substrate generation; tip collection mode

Authors

IFFELSBERGER, C.; JELLETT, C.; PUMERA, M.

Released

1. 6. 2021

Publisher

Wiley-VCH

Location

WEINHEIM

ISBN

1613-6829

Periodical

Small

Year of study

17

Number

24

State

Federal Republic of Germany

Pages from

1

Pages to

9

Pages count

9

URL

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202101233

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/203021

BibTex

@article{BUT172499,
  author="Christian {Iffelsberger} and Cameron {Jellett} and Martin {Pumera}",
  title="3D Printing Temperature Tailors Electrical and Electrochemical Properties through Changing Inner Distribution of Graphite/Polymer",
  journal="Small",
  year="2021",
  volume="17",
  number="24",
  pages="1--9",
  doi="10.1002/smll.202101233",
  issn="1613-6829",
  url="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202101233"
}