Method and apparatus for integrated battery-capacitor devices
First Claim
1. A combined battery and device apparatus comprising:
- a first structure including;
a first conductive layer;
a battery including a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material, the battery disposed such that either the cathode layer or the anode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer; and
a first thin-film capacitor integrated with the battery.
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Abstract
A combined battery and device apparatus and associated method. This apparatus includes a first conductive layer, a battery comprising a cathode layer; an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material, the battery disposed such that either the cathode layer or the anode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer, and an electrical circuit adjacent face-to-face to and electrically connected to the battery. Some embodiments further include a photovoltaic cell and/or thin-film capacitor. In some embodiments, the substrate includes a polymer having a melting point substantially below 700 degrees centigrade. In some embodiments, the substrate includes a glass. For example, some embodiments include a battery deposited directly on the back of a liquid-crystal display (LCD) device.
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54 Claims
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1. A combined battery and device apparatus comprising:
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a first structure including;
a first conductive layer;
a battery including a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material, the battery disposed such that either the cathode layer or the anode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer; and
a first thin-film capacitor integrated with the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for making a combined battery and device apparatus, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate; and
depositing a plurality of thin-film layers on the substrate, the plurality of layers forming a solid-state battery and a capacitor electrically connected to one another, the battery including a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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28. A method for making a combined battery and device apparatus, the method comprising:
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providing a thin-film solid-state battery including a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material; and
depositing one or more layers to form a thin-film capacitor on a surface of the battery.
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29. A method for making a combined battery and device apparatus, the method comprising:
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providing a thin-film capacitor; and
depositing one or more layers to form a thin-film solid-state battery on a surface of the capacitor, the battery including a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material.
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30. A method for making a combined battery and device apparatus, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate having a major surface area;
depositing a first conductive layer on a first surface area of the substrate'"'"'s major surface area;
depositing onto the first conductive layer a battery including a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material, the battery disposed such that either the cathode layer or the anode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer; and
depositing an electrical circuit on the battery, wherein the electrical circuit includes a thin-film capacitor on a surface of the substrate beside the battery.
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37. A method for making a combined battery and device apparatus, the method comprising:
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providing a thin-film solid-state battery on a substrate, the battery including a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material; and
depositing one or more layers of a thin-film capacitor on the substrate beside the battery. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for making a combined battery and device apparatus on a substrate, the apparatus comprising:
means for depositing a plurality of thin-film layers on the substrate, the plurality of layers forming a solid-state battery and a capacitor electrically connected to one another, the battery including a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material.- View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A combined battery and device apparatus comprising:
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a first structure including;
a substrate having a major surface area;
a first conductive layer adjacent to a first surface area of the substrate'"'"'s major surface area;
a battery comprising a cathode layer;
an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, the battery disposed such that either the cathode layer or the anode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material;
an electrical circuit adjacent to and electrically connected to the battery; and
a thin-film capacitor adjacent face-to-face to a major surface of the substrate beside the battery.
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47. A combined battery and device apparatus comprising:
a first structure including;
a substrate having a major surface area; and
means deposited by thin-film deposition face-to-face on a first surface area of a major surface area of the substrate for delivering electrochemically derived electrical power and capacitively derived electrical power. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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