Title: Additive manufacturing of ceramic materials for energy applications: Road map and opportunities

Journal Article · · Journal of the European Ceramic Society
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Institute for Materials Science, Darmstadt (Germany); Fraunhofer Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS, Alzenau (Germany)
  3. ENBW Energie Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe (Germany)
  4. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  5. University of Jena (Germany)
  6. George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
  7. Emissiol, LLC, Mill Creek, WA (United States)
  8. Institute for Materials Science, Darmstadt (Germany)
  9. Univ. of Padua (Italy); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
  10. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)

Among engineering materials, ceramics are indispensable in energy applications such as batteries, capacitors, solar cells, smart glass, fuel cells and electrolyzers, nuclear power plants, thermoelectrics, thermoionics, carbon capture and storage, control of harmful emission from combustion engines, piezoelectrics, turbines and heat exchangers, among others. Advances in additive manufacturing (AM) offer new opportunities to fabricate these devices in geometries unachievable previously and may provide higher efficiencies and performance, all at lower costs. This article reviews the state of the art in ceramic materials for various energy applications. The focus of the review is on material selections, processing, and opportunities for AM technologies in energy related ceramic materials manufacturing. The aim of the article is to provide a roadmap for stakeholders such as industry, academia and funding agencies on research and development in additive manufacturing of ceramic materials toward more efficient, cost-effective, and reliable energy systems.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Carl Zeiss Foundation; German Research Foundation (DFG); National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1876331
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-828965
Journal Information:
Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Journal Name: Journal of the European Ceramic Society Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 42; ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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