title: Electrode Architecture in Galvanic and Electrolytic Energy Cells.
abstract: Electrodes in galvanic and electrolytic energy cells are complicated structures comprising redox-active materials, ionic/electronic conductors, and porous pathways for mass transfer of reactants. In contrast to breakthroughs in component development, methods of optimizing whole-system architectural design to draw maximum output have not been well explored. In this Minireview, we introduce generalized types of electrode architecture, discuss fabrication strategies, and characterize already built structures. Systematic efforts to discover optimal electrode configurations will resolve long-standing discrepancies that arise between whole systems and the sums of their parts for a number of electrochemical reactions and technologies.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ertl Center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, South Korea.
authors.forename: Beomgyun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ertl Center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, South Korea.|Laboratory of Electrochemical Engineering (LEE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
authors.forename: Joey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ocon
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ertl Center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, South Korea. jaeyoung@gist.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jaeyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: batteries; electrode construction; fuel cells; water oxidation