Within the decades, there has been immense effort focused on reducing the cost and increasing energy density of energy storage devises. Optimizing cell engineering through tuning the electrode architecture is a straightforward approach to meet the cost and performance requirements of different application.

Layer-by-layer architectures have been proposed to provide precise control over the spatial arrangement of electrode materials, as well as tailoring various electrode components or formulations in each layer for specific purpose [1]. This facile multi-layer of the electrode structure can be created by layer-by-layer coating process, which can enable lower the cost and increase the energy density by manufacturing of thick battery electrodes.

Here we present a systematic study where the layer-by-layer coating process is investigated in order to identify the best possible combination of multi-layer low cost and high energy density electrodes. The silicon and graphite based materials are evaluated for the multi-layer anode. Both wet and dry methods are used to make multi-layer anode electrode including conductive layer, silicon-based anode layer and graphite anode layer. Free standing graphite anode sheet made by our advanced dry coating electrode technology [2] provide the facile way for the layer-by-layer coating process. In addition, the electrochemical performance of electrode with various binders such as CMC, PAA and Na alginate are also compared.