Thin Film Encapsulation for Thin Film Batteries and Other Devices
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An electrochemical device comprising:
- an environmentally sensitive layer; and
a thin encapsulation layer deposited over said sensitive layer, comprising a plurality of alternating metallic sub-layers and ceramic sub-layers.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electrochemical device is claimed and disclosed, including a method of manufacturing the same, comprising an environmentally sensitive material, such as, for example, a lithium anode; and a plurality of alternating thin metallic and ceramic, blocking sub-layers. The multiple metallic and ceramic, blocking sub-layers encapsulate the environmentally sensitive material. The device may include a stress modulating layer, such as for example, a Lipon layer between the environmentally sensitive material and the encapsulation layer.
-
Citations
39 Claims
-
1. An electrochemical device comprising:
-
an environmentally sensitive layer; and a thin encapsulation layer deposited over said sensitive layer, comprising a plurality of alternating metallic sub-layers and ceramic sub-layers. - 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, 30, 31)
-
-
32. An electrochemical device comprising:
-
a cathode; an electrolyte deposited on said cathode; a soft, environmentally sensitive anode deposited on said electrolyte; a stress modulating layer deposited on said anode; an encapsulation layer, comprising a plurality of alternating metallic and ceramic sub-layers, deposited on said modulating layer.
-
-
33. An electrochemical device comprising:
-
a LiCoO2 layer; a first Lipon layer deposited on said LiCoO2 layer; a lithium layer deposited on said first Lipon layer; a second Lipon layer deposited on said lithium layer; and an encapsulation layer, comprising a plurality of alternating metallic and ceramic sub-layers, deposited on said second Lipon layer.
-
-
34. An electrochemical device comprising:
-
a cathode greater than about 0.5 μ
m and less than about 200 μ
m thick;an electrolyte less than about 5 μ
m thick;an anode greater than about 0.1 μ
m and less than about 30 μ
m thick;a modulating layer; and a plurality of alternating metallic and ceramic sub-layers, wherein each sub-layer is less than about 5 μ
m thick.
-
-
35. A method of manufacturing an electrochemical device comprising:
-
depositing an environmentally sensitive layer; and depositing a plurality of alternating metallic sub-layers and ceramic sub-layers. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
-
Specification