Method for forming battery constructions
First Claim
1. A method of forming a battery, comprising the steps of:
- providing a cathode base, the cathode base comprising;
a first nonconductive surface;
a first conductive layer superjacent the first nonconductive surface, the first conductive layer comprising a first area; and
a cathode layer over the first conductive layer leaving at least a portion of the first area exposed;
providing an anode base, the anode base comprising;
a second nonconductive surface;
a second conductive layer over the second nonconductive surface, the second conductive layer comprising a second area;
an anode layer over the second conductive layer leaving at least a portion of the second area exposed, the anode layer comprising an alkali metal; and
aligning and coupling the anode layer of the anode base with the cathode layer of the cathode base to form the battery, wherein the aligning and coupling leaves at least a portion of the first area and at least a portion of the second area exposed for electrical connection.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method of making a battery includes fusing an alkali metal onto a patterned conductive layer. In another aspect, a method of forming a battery includes: a) providing a cathode base which comprises: a first nonconductive surface; a first conductive layer superjacent the first nonconductive surface; the first conductive layer comprising a first area; and a cathode layer superjacent the first conductive layer leaving at least a portion of the first area exposed; b) providing an anode base which comprises: a second nonconductive surface; a second conductive layer superjacent the first nonconductive surface, the second conductive layer comprising a second area; and an anode layer superjacent the second conductive layer leaving at least a portion of the second area exposed, the anode layer comprising an alkali metal; and c) aligning and coupling the anode layer of the anode base with the cathode layer of the cathode base, wherein the aligning and coupling leaves at least a portion of the first area and at least a portion of the second area exposed for electrical connection. The invention also encompasses batteries formed by such methods.
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1. A method of forming a battery, comprising the steps of:
- providing a cathode base, the cathode base comprising;
a first nonconductive surface; a first conductive layer superjacent the first nonconductive surface, the first conductive layer comprising a first area; and a cathode layer over the first conductive layer leaving at least a portion of the first area exposed;
providing an anode base, the anode base comprising;a second nonconductive surface; a second conductive layer over the second nonconductive surface, the second conductive layer comprising a second area; an anode layer over the second conductive layer leaving at least a portion of the second area exposed, the anode layer comprising an alkali metal; and aligning and coupling the anode layer of the anode base with the cathode layer of the cathode base to form the battery, wherein the aligning and coupling leaves at least a portion of the first area and at least a portion of the second area exposed for electrical connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- providing a cathode base, the cathode base comprising;
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