▎ 摘　　要

NOVELTY - Architected transitional metal dichalcogenides (TMD) foam comprises: many layers of TMD arranged on top of each other along a given first direction Z, where each layer includes many cells, each cell is defined by at least one strut made of the TMD; many channels extending along a given second direction M, which makes an angle a with the first given direction Z; and many pores formed on sides of the channels. USE - The foam is useful in battery for producing electrical energy (claimed). ADVANTAGE - The foam: exhibits a volumetric capacity of 1152.6 Ah/l at 4.5 mA/cm2after 1000 cycles and 500 Ah/l at 15 mA/cm2, exceeding most of the anodes and comparing favorably to the 2D BP benchmark with the similar performance if not better; and has both high mass- and volumetric-specific capacity embodies an important step forward toward lithium-ion batteries with high-energy and high-power performance. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for: a battery for producing electrical energy, comprising an anode including the foam, a cathode, a separating membrane that separates the anode from the cathode and an electrolyte, where the foam includes many channels having nanometer sized internal diameters; and manufacturing the foam, comprising providing bulk TMD, chemically exfoliating TMD nanosheets from the bulk TMD to obtain chemically exfoliated ce-TMD, spraying the ce-TMD as a jet onto a substrate with a nozzle to form a layer of TMD material with a thickness below a critical thickness, applying a voltage between the nozzle and the substrate, spraying the ce-TMD as particles onto the layer of TMD material with the nozzle and forming many channels through the layer by dewetting the layer.