Redox active polymer devices and methods of using and manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. An active tag apparatus, comprising:
- an electrochemical energy storage device comprising;
a first electrode layer comprising a first redox-active polymer having mobile ions and mobile electrons, the first electrode layer having a first redox potential;
a second electrode layer comprising a second redox-active polymer having mobile ions and mobile electrons, the second electrode layer having a second redox potential higher than the first redox potential and wherein at least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer further comprises a dielectric constant additive configured to screen a zwitterionic charge; and
an electrolyte layer interposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the electrolyte layer comprising a conductive polymer film configured to conduct ionic current by passing mobile ions therethrough between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the conductive polymer film further configured to not conduct a substantial amount of electronic current;
wherein at least one of the first redox-active polymer and the second redox-active polymer is a self-compensating polymer; and
a load device operatively coupled to the storage device.
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Abstract
The disclosed technology relates generally to apparatus comprising conductive polymers and more particularly to tag and tag devices comprising a redox-active polymer film, and method of using and manufacturing the same. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a substrate and a conductive structure formed on the substrate which includes a layer of redox-active polymer film having mobile ions and electrons. The conductive structure further includes a first terminal and a second terminal configured to receive an electrical signal therebetween, where the layer of redox-active polymer is configured to conduct an electrical current generated by the mobile ions and the electrons in response to the electrical signal. The apparatus additionally includes a detection circuit operatively coupled to the conductive structure and configured to detect the electrical current flowing through the conductive structure.
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16 Claims
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1. An active tag apparatus, comprising:
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an electrochemical energy storage device comprising; a first electrode layer comprising a first redox-active polymer having mobile ions and mobile electrons, the first electrode layer having a first redox potential; a second electrode layer comprising a second redox-active polymer having mobile ions and mobile electrons, the second electrode layer having a second redox potential higher than the first redox potential and wherein at least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer further comprises a dielectric constant additive configured to screen a zwitterionic charge; and an electrolyte layer interposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the electrolyte layer comprising a conductive polymer film configured to conduct ionic current by passing mobile ions therethrough between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the conductive polymer film further configured to not conduct a substantial amount of electronic current; wherein at least one of the first redox-active polymer and the second redox-active polymer is a self-compensating polymer; and a load device operatively coupled to the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An active tag apparatus, comprising:
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a conductive structure having a first terminal and a second terminal and configured to receive an electromagnetic signal therebetween, the conductive structure comprising a redox-active polymer film; a conversion circuit configured to convert the electromagnetic signal into a DC voltage; and a storage device comprising; a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer configured to receive the DC voltage, wherein at least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer comprises a self-compensating polymer and wherein at least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer further comprises a dielectric constant additive configured to screen a zwitterionic charge; and an electrolyte layer interposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the electrolyte layer comprising a conductive polymer film configured to conduct ionic current by passing mobile ions therethrough between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the conductive polymer film further configured to not conduct a substantial amount of electronic current; wherein the storage device is configured to be charged in response to the DC voltage developed by mobile ions passing between the first and second electrode layers in response to the DC voltage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing an active tag apparatus, comprising:
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providing an electrochemical energy storage device, the storage device comprising; a first electrode layer comprising a first redox-active polymer having mobile ions and mobile electrons, the first electrode layer having a first redox potential; a second electrode layer comprising a second redox-active polymer having mobile ions and mobile electrons, the second electrode layer having a second redox potential higher than the first redox potential, and wherein at least one of the first redox-active polymer and the second redox-active polymer is a self-compensating polymer, and wherein at least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer further comprises a dielectric constant additive configured to screen a zwitterionic charge; and an electrolyte layer interposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the electrolyte layer comprising a conductive polymer film configured to conduct ionic current by passing mobile ions therethrough between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the conductive polymer film further configured to not conduct a substantial amount of electronic current; providing a load device; and operatively coupling the load device to the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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