(email: munakata@tmu.ac.jp)
Laboratory:
Department of Applied Chemistry
Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences
Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan)
Address: 1-1 Minami-Ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
Abstract
Increasing attention has been paid to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells as environmentally friendly energy storage and conversion devices. For improving their performance, we are engaged in nano- and micro-structural electrode design, in which electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is focused as one of useful techniques to fabricate structures with well-controlled dimensions and composition. Recently, EPD has been developed to realize new battery configuration with 3D-patterned electrodes, by which both high power and high capacity are achieved in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Selected publications
- H. Munakata, H. Kaido, K. Yoshima, K. Kanamura, “Electrophoretic fabrication of rechargeable micro lithium-ion battery with 3D configuration,” Key Eng. Mater., 507 (2012) 163.
- H. Munakata, T. Sugiura, K. Kanamura, “FABRICATION OF 3D MICROELECTRODES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES BY ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION,” Func. Mater. Lett., 2 (2009) 9.
- H. Munakata, T. Ishida, K. Kanamura, “Electrophoretic Deposition for Nanostructural Design of Catalyst Layers on Nafion Membrane,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 154 (2007) B1368.