Segmented mesoporous ceramic electrodes for electrochemical devices and devices made thereof

Novel electroactive semiconductive materials based on self-assembled and nano-templated ceramics allow the fabrication of flexible electrodes and devices, mesoporous electrode materials thereof and composite current collectors. This invention also relates to electrodes, i.e. anode or cathode, based on nano-templated ceramics, build as flexible members made from mesoporous composites of the electroactive material directly grown from a current collector, optionally as a member exhibiting a high aspect ratio like a ribbon or a cylinder. Applications for these new self-assembled and nano-templated mesoporous electrodes include electrochemical devices like dye photovoltaic cells, high power batteries, fast electrochromic devices as well as high capacity ultracapacitors.