Method of continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices
First Claim
1. A method of making a thin-film device, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate having a major surface area, the substrate having a first layer on a first surface area of the substrate'"'"'s major surface area;
depositing a second layer onto the first layer, wherein the first and second layers form part of a battery; and
depositing one or more other layers on the battery to form a photovoltaic cell.
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Abstract
A method of making a thin-film device including a substrate-supply station that supplies a substrate. The substrate has a first layer on the substrate. Also described is a method and device for depositing a second layer onto the first layer, wherein energy supplied to the second layer aids in layer formation without substantially heating the substrate. Some embodiments include depositing a photovoltaic cell. In some embodiments, the substrate is a flexible material supplied from a roll. Some embodiments include attaching an integrated circuit to the substrate and operatively coupling the integrated circuit to charge the battery from the photovoltaic cell.
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1. A method of making a thin-film device, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate having a major surface area, the substrate having a first layer on a first surface area of the substrate'"'"'s major surface area;
depositing a second layer onto the first layer, wherein the first and second layers form part of a battery; and
depositing one or more other layers on the battery to form a photovoltaic cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of making a thin-film device, the method comprising:
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supplying a substrate having a major surface area; and
depositing a plurality of layers onto the substrate including supplying energy while depositing a first layer to aid in crystalline layer formation while controlling a stoichiometry of the crystalline first layer without substantially heating the substrate; and
supplying energy to a second layer having a different composition to aid in crystalline layer formation while controlling a stoichiometry of the crystalline second layer without substantially heating the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of making a thin-film device, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate base;
depositing a first layer onto the substrate base, wherein the depositing of the first layer further includes supplying an amount of ion-assist energy to the first layer to aid in crystalline layer formation without substantially heating the substrate;
depositing a second layer onto the first layer, wherein the first and second layers form part of a battery, wherein the depositing of the second layer further includes supplying an amount of ion-assist energy to the second-layer to aid in crystalline layer formation without substantially heating the substrate, and wherein the battery is a thin-film lithium battery; and
depositing one or more other layers on the battery to form a photovoltaic cell, attaching an integrated circuit to the substrate; and
operatively coupling the integrated circuit to charge the battery using current from the photovoltaic cell. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57)
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