Thin-film, solid state battery employing an electrically insulating, ion conducting electrolyte material
First Claim
1. A solid state battery comprising:
- A.) a substrate;
B.) at least one multilayered electrochemical cell deposited onto said substrate, said multilayered electrochemical cell comprising;
1.) a solid state layer of negative electrode material capable of electrochemically adsorbing and desorbing lithium ions during charge and discharge;
2.) a solid state layer of positive electrode material capable of electrochemically desorbing and adsorbing lithium ions during charge and discharge; and
3.) a solid state layer of lithiated silicon nitride material disposed between said layer of positive electrode material and said layer of negative electrode material, where said layer of lithiated silicon nitride material is electrically insulating and capable of readily conducting or transporting lithium ions from said layer of positive electrode material to said layer of negative electrode material while said battery is charging and from said layer of negative electrode material to said layer of positive electrode material while said battery is discharging; and
C.) an electrically conductive layer deposited a top the last of said at least one multilayered electrochemical cells, said electrically conductive layer providing one battery terminal.
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Abstract
A solid state battery comprising a substrate; at least one multilayered electrochemical cell deposited onto the substrate, each layer of the multilayered electrochemical cell composing: a layer of negative electrode material capable of electrochemically adsorbing and desorbing ions during charge and discharge; a layer of positive electrode material capable of electrochemically desorbing and adsorbing ions during charge and discharge; and a layer of insulating/conducting material disposed between the layer of positive electrode material and the layer of negative electrode material, where the layer of insulating/conducting material is electrically insulating and capable of readily conducting or transporting ions from the layer positive electrode material to the layer of negative electrode material while the battery is charging and from the layer of negative electrode material to the layer of positive electrode material while the battery is discharging; and an electrically conductive layer deposited a top the last of the at least one multilayered electrochemical cells, the electrically conductive layer providing one battery terminal.
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1. A solid state battery comprising:
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A.) a substrate; B.) at least one multilayered electrochemical cell deposited onto said substrate, said multilayered electrochemical cell comprising; 1.) a solid state layer of negative electrode material capable of electrochemically adsorbing and desorbing lithium ions during charge and discharge; 2.) a solid state layer of positive electrode material capable of electrochemically desorbing and adsorbing lithium ions during charge and discharge; and 3.) a solid state layer of lithiated silicon nitride material disposed between said layer of positive electrode material and said layer of negative electrode material, where said layer of lithiated silicon nitride material is electrically insulating and capable of readily conducting or transporting lithium ions from said layer of positive electrode material to said layer of negative electrode material while said battery is charging and from said layer of negative electrode material to said layer of positive electrode material while said battery is discharging; and C.) an electrically conductive layer deposited a top the last of said at least one multilayered electrochemical cells, said electrically conductive layer providing one battery terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A solid state battery comprising:
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A.) a substrate; B.) at least one multilayered electrochemical cell deposited onto said substrate, said multilayered electrochemical cell comprising; - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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10. ) a solid state layer of negative electrode material capable of electrochemically adsorbing and desorbing both protons and lithium ions during charge and discharge;
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2.) a solid state layer of positive electrode material capable of electrochemically desorbing and adsorbing both protons and lithium ions during charge and discharge; and 3.) a solid state layer of insulating/conducting material disposed between said layer of positive electrode material and said layer of negative electrode material, where said layer of insulating/conducting material is electrically insulating and capable of readily conducting or transporting both protons and lithium ions from said layer of positive electrode material to said layer of negative electrode material while said battery is charging and from said layer of negative electrode material to said layer of positive electrode material while said battery is discharging; and C.) an electrically conductive layer deposited a top the last of said at least one multilayered electrochemical cells, said electrically conductive layer providing one battery terminal.
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