An investigation of materials and printing methods on the response of 3D printed supercapacitors

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dc.check.date2026-05-31
dc.contributor.advisorO'Dwyer, Colm
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, Matthewen
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-06T11:30:43Z
dc.date.available2025-02-06T11:30:43Z
dc.date.issued2024en
dc.date.submitted2024
dc.description.abstractThe primary objective of this thesis was to examine in detail the behaviour and electrochemical performance of symmetric supercapacitors made using two different 3D-printing methods (Vat-P and FDM). Two cell types are made in this study, one with metallized Vat-P-printed current collectors, the other with conductive PLA (polylactic acid) FDM-printed current collectors in a similarly designed printed coin cell. In Chapter 3, an array of carbon-based active materials was made and tested in both cell types. Chapter 4 focuses on the FDM printed current collectors, examining how solvent pre-soaking effects the electrochemical performance and cycle life of the 3D-printed supercapacitor cells containing these treated current collectors. Chapter 5 introduces pseudo-capacitive Mn3O4-inverse opal electrodes to the 3D-printed supercapacitor cells and highlights the enhanced performance of these electrodes when composited with conductive nanocarbons.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationFerguson, M. 2024. An investigation of materials and printing methods on the response of 3D printed supercapacitors. PhD Thesis, University College Cork.
dc.identifier.endpage197
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16984
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.rights© 2024, Matthew Ferguson.
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectAdditive manufacturing
dc.subject3D-printing
dc.subjectSymmetric carbon supercapacitors
dc.subjectMetal oxide inverse opals
dc.subjectCurrent collectors
dc.subjectNanocarbon electrodes
dc.subjectArchitected porous electrodes
dc.subjectFused deposition modelling
dc.subjectVat-polymerization
dc.titleAn investigation of materials and printing methods on the response of 3D printed supercapacitors
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD - Doctor of Philosophyen
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