The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, United StatesAdditive Manufacturing; Computer Vision; Open Source; Closed Loop Control; Geometry
School of Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei Province, China3D printing performance of new energy materials; Structural design and optimization of electrochemical energy storage devices (such as lithium-ion batteries, aqueous batteries, and supercapacitors); Parameter regulation and process optimization during 3D printing forming
The rapid growth of personalized wearable electronics, integrated smart systems, and next-generation energy technologies is creating increasing demand for energy devices with greater design flexibility, structural complexity, and electrochemical performance. Additive manufacturing offers unique opportunities to engineer three-dimensional architectures, tailor material distribution, and integrate multiple functionalities within compact energy systems. This special issue focuses on recent advances in the 3D printing of batteries and other energy-related devices, including secondary batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrolyzers, thermoelectric devices, and related functional components.
We invite original research, reviews, and perspectives addressing printable functional materials, advanced printing processes, electrode and device architectures, multi-material integration, process–structure–property relationships, electrochemical performance, mechanical reliability, and scalable manufacturing. Particular interest is placed on studies that demonstrate how additive manufacturing can enable high-performance, customized, integrated, and sustainable energy devices for emerging applications.