Insights into architecture, design and manufacture of electrodes for Lithium-ion batteries

•Electrode architecture design and manufacturing processes are of high importance to high-performing lithium-ion batteries.•This work investigates the effects of electrode thickness, porosity, pore size and particle size at the electrode level.•This work summaries recent progress in electrode manufacturing techniques, including slurry casting, templating, additive manufacturing and laser ablation.•The merits and limitations of various manufacturing processes are discussed and compared.