Thicker, denser, better: New electrodes may hold key to advanced batteries

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-thicker-denser-electrodes-key-advanced.html

"compact, more active/ less passive components... thicker electrodes with optimized charge transport pathways enable high performance for 3 metrics: areal, volumetric and gravimetric; store ... spark plasma sintering the electrodes improves charge transport enabling denser and 5X thicker electrode storing more charge and energy... vertically aligned carbon networks and pore channels enabling cathodes with high electrode density"

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