Claims
- 1. A volumetric lithium-ion energy storage device, comprising:
an anode; a cathode; and an electrolyte separator interstitial to and in communication with the anode and the cathode, which anode, cathode and electrolyte separator form a micro-battery having a volume of no more than one cubic millimeter.
- 2. The device of claim 1, the electrolyte separator is approximately one millimeter thick.
- 3. The device of claim 1 is approximately one millimeter thick.
- 4. The device of claim 1, the anode is comprised of lithium.
- 5. The device of claim 1, the cathode is comprised of manganese dioxide.
- 6. The device of claim 1, the electrolyte separator is comprised of at least one of propylene carbonate, 1,2-dimethoyethane and, a mixture of propylene carbonate and 1,2-dimethoyethane.
- 7. The device of claim 1, further comprising an optimizing material formed between at least one of the electrolyte separator and the anode, and the electrolyte separator and the cathode.
- 8. The device of claim 7, the optimizing material is at least one of ceramic and plastic.
- 9. The energy storage device of claim 1 manufactured according to soft lithography techniques.
- 10. The energy storage device of claim 1 integrated into a system-on-a-chip.
- 11. The device of claim 1 having an increased energy storage capacity with a corresponding reduction in footprint area.
- 12. The device of claim 1 providing energy storage capacity of approximately one joule per cubic millimeter.
- 13. The device of claim 1 is a rechargeable device.
- 14. An lithium-ion energy storage device manufactured according to a soft lithography technique, comprising:
an anode; a cathode; and an electrolyte separator interstitial to and in communication with the anode and the cathode, the anode, cathode and electrolyte forming the energy storage device which is volumetric, the volumetric device having at least one of a cell size of no more than one millimeter and a cell volume of no more than one cubic millimeter.
- 15. An electronic system integrated on a single chip, comprising:
a high-speed circuit; and one or more volumetric batteries for providing power to all or selected portions of the high-speed circuit.
- 16. The system of claim 15, the one or more volumetric batteries distributed throughout the chip and connected electrically in at least one of series and parallel.
- 17. A system integrated on a single chip comprising:
a circuit; one or more sensors operatively connected to the circuit for providing sensing signals to the circuit; one or more actuators operatively connected to the circuit for providing actuator signals to the circuit; and one or more volumetric batteries operatively connected to provide power to at least one of the circuit, one or more sensors, and one or more actuators.
- 18. The system of claim 17, the one or more volumetric batteries distributed throughout the chip proximate to an entity that it powers.
- 19. The system of claim 17, the one or more volumetric batteries electrically connected in at least one of in series and in parallel.
- 20. The system of claim 17, the one or more volumetric batteries distributed individually on the chip and off the chip.
- 21. A method of providing a lithium-ion volumetric battery, the method comprising utilizing a soft lithography technique to produce an anode, cathode and electrolyte separator, the combination of which form a micro-battery having a volume of no more than one cubic millimeter.
- 22. The method of claim 21, the electrolyte separator approximately one millimeter thick.
- 23. The method of claim 21, the volumetric battery having cubic dimensions of one millimeter per side.
- 24. The method of claim 21, the volumetric battery having at least one of a cell size of no more than one millimeter and a cell volume of no more than one cubic millimeter.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/948,034 entitled “VOLUMETRIC MICRO BATTERIES” filed on Sep. 5, 2001.