Mask-less fabrication of vertical thin film batteries
First Claim
1. A method of fabricating a thin film battery comprising:
- depositing a first stack of blanket layers on the top surface of an electrically non-conductive substrate, the first stack comprising a cathode current collector layer, a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, an anode layer and an anode current Collector layer, followed by laser die patterning said first stack to form one or more second stacks, each second stack forming a core of a separate thin film battery;
blanket depositing an encapsulation layer over said one or more second stacks;
laser patterning said encapsulation layer to open up anode contact areas to the anode current collectors on each of said one or more second stacks;
blanket depositing a metal pad layer over said encapsulation layer and said anode contact areas;
laser patterning said metal pad layer to electrically isolate the anode current collectors of each of said one or more thin film batteries; and
opening up, through said electrically non-conductive substrate, cathode contact areas on the cathode current collector for each of said one or more thin film batteries.
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Abstract
A method of fabricating a thin film battery may comprise: depositing a first stack of blanket layers on a substrate, the first stack comprising a cathode current collector, a cathode, an electrolyte, an anode and an anode current collector; laser die patterning the first stack to form one or more second stacks, each second stack forming the core of a separate thin film battery; blanket depositing an encapsulation layer over the one or more second stacks; laser patterning the encapsulation layer to open up contact areas to the anode current collectors on each of the one or more second stacks; blanket depositing a metal pad layer over the encapsulation layer and the contact areas; and laser patterning the metal pad layer to electrically isolate the anode current collectors of each of the one or more thin film batteries. For electrically non-conductive substrates, cathode contact areas are opened-up through the substrate.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of fabricating a thin film battery comprising:
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depositing a first stack of blanket layers on the top surface of an electrically non-conductive substrate, the first stack comprising a cathode current collector layer, a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, an anode layer and an anode current Collector layer, followed by laser die patterning said first stack to form one or more second stacks, each second stack forming a core of a separate thin film battery; blanket depositing an encapsulation layer over said one or more second stacks; laser patterning said encapsulation layer to open up anode contact areas to the anode current collectors on each of said one or more second stacks; blanket depositing a metal pad layer over said encapsulation layer and said anode contact areas; laser patterning said metal pad layer to electrically isolate the anode current collectors of each of said one or more thin film batteries; and opening up, through said electrically non-conductive substrate, cathode contact areas on the cathode current collector for each of said one or more thin film batteries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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