Integrated thin film cell and fabrication method thereof
First Claim
1. An integrated thin film battery comprising:
- a substrate made of an electrical insulation material and whose one surface is etched to form a groove thereon; and
a plurality of thin film batteries each including an anode, an electrolyte, a cathode, and anode and cathode current collectors respectively contacting the anode and cathode, for collecting current, which is formed on a groove formed on the substrate, for charging and discharging electrical energy.
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Abstract
An integrated thin film battery and fabrication method thereof is provided, in which a plurality of thin film batteries and thin film solar cells are formed in grooves formed on a substrate, to thereby secure stabilities of the thin film batteries and the thin film solar cells and provide a desired charging capacity and output voltage. The integrated thin film battery includes a substrate made of an electrical insulation material and whose one surface is etched to form a groove thereon; and a thin film battery including an anode, an electrolyte, a cathode, and anode and cathode current collectors respectively contacting the anode and cathode, for collecting current, which is formed on a groove formed on the substrate, for charging and discharging electrical energy.
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29 Claims
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1. An integrated thin film battery comprising:
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a substrate made of an electrical insulation material and whose one surface is etched to form a groove thereon; and
a plurality of thin film batteries each including an anode, an electrolyte, a cathode, and anode and cathode current collectors respectively contacting the anode and cathode, for collecting current, which is formed on a groove formed on the substrate, for charging and discharging electrical energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An integrated thin film battery having a thin film solar cell comprising:
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a substrate made of an electrical insulation material and whose one surface is etched to form a groove thereon;
a plurality of thin film batteries each including an anode, an electrolyte, a cathode, and anode and cathode current collectors respectively contacting the anode and cathode, for collecting current, which is formed on a groove formed on the substrate, for charging and discharging electrical energy; and
a plurality of thin film solar cells each formed on the uppermost layer of the groove formed on the substrate, for converting a solar energy into an electrical energy to be charged into the thin film battery.
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10. An integrated thin film battery having a thin film solar cell comprising:
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a substrate made of an electrical insulation material and whose one surface is etched to form a groove thereon;
a thin film battery including an anode, an electrolyte, a cathode, and anode and cathode current collectors respectively contacting the anode and cathode, for collecting current, which is formed on at least one of at least two grooves formed on the substrate, for charging and discharging electrical energy; and
a thin film solar cell formed on at least one groove of the grooves adjacent the groove in which the thin film battery is formed, for converting a solar energy into an electrical energy to be charged into the thin film battery.
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11. A method for fabricating an integrated thin film battery having an enhanced stability, the integrated thin film battery fabrication method comprising the steps of:
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(a) etching one surface of a substrate made of an electrical insulation material, to form a first groove capable of accommodating at least one battery layer formed of at least one thin film battery;
(b) forming a plurality of battery layers on the first groove, wherein step (b) comprising the sub-steps of (b1) forming a first current collector connecting the first groove to either one electrode of the electrodes of a plurality of unit thin film batteries forming a battery layer, (b2) depositing an insulation material on the first current collector, then etching the deposited result, and forming a plurality of second grooves each accommodating one unit thin film battery on each etched result, (b3) depositing an anode, an electrolyte and a cathode which form a thin film battery on each second groove and forming a plurality of unit thin film batteries, (b4) forming a second current collector on the plurality of unit thin film batteries by deposition, and (b5) forming a plurality of battery layers each obtained by forming an insulation layer made of an insulation material on the second current collector by deposition;
(c) forming lead wires for connecting the first and second current collectors of respectively different battery layers among the plurality of battery layers; and
(d) forming a protective layer made of an insulation material on the plurality of battery layers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29)
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23. A method for fabricating an integrated thin film battery having an enhanced stability, the integrated thin film battery fabrication method comprising the steps of:
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(a) etching one surface of a substrate made of an electrical insulation material, to form a first groove capable of accommodating a plurality of battery layer formed of a plurality of thin film batteries;
(b) forming a first current collector connecting the first groove to either one electrode of the electrodes of a plurality of unit thin film batteries forming a battery layer;
(c) depositing an insulation material on the first current collector, then etching the deposited result, and forming a plurality of second grooves each accommodating one unit thin film battery on each etched result;
(d) depositing an anode, an electrolyte and a cathode which form a thin film battery on each second groove and forming a plurality of unit thin film batteries, to thereby form the plurality of unit thin film battery;
(e) forming a second current collector on the plurality of unit thin film batteries by deposition, and (f) forming a protective layer made of an insulation material on the second current collector.
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24. A method for fabricating an integrated thin film battery having a thin film solar cell, the integrated thin film battery fabrication method comprising the steps of:
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(a) etching one surface of a substrate made of an electrical insulation material, to format least one groove;
(b) forming a thin film battery on at least one groove among the at least one groove and connecting the formed thin film batteries with each other; and
(c) forming a thin film solar cell on at least one groove among other grooves adjacent the thin film battery formed in step (b), to then connect the thin film battery and the thin film solar cell.
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27. A method for fabricating an integrated thin film battery having a thin film solar cell, the integrated thin film battery fabrication method comprising the steps of:
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(a) etching one surface of a substrate, to form a first groove accommodating a thin film solar cell;
(b) forming at least one second groove having a depth capable of accommodating at least one thin film battery;
(c) forming a thin film battery on the at least one second groove, and connecting the formed thin film batteries; and
(d) forming a thin film solar cell on the thin film battery formed in step (c).
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