Claims
- 1. An all-solid-state multicell electrochemical device comprising:
- (a) at least two electronically and ionically conducting structures; and
- (b) at least one ionically conductive and electronically non-conductive solid-state electrolyte layer of an ionically conductive polymer material wherein said ionically conductive polymer is a solid solution of a metal salt and a polymer, said electrode structures and said electrolyte layers being functionally arranged to provide a capacitor.
- 2. The device set forth in claim 1 wherein said metal salt is selected from the group consisting of LiCF.sub.3 SO.sub.3, LiClO.sub.4, NaClO.sub.4, and LiBF.sub.4.
- 3. The device set forth in claim 2 wherein said electronically and ionically conducting structures contain an ionic conducting polymer and a finely divided conductor in the form of a composite.
- 4. The device of claim 3 wherein said ionic conducting polymer in said electronically and ionically conducting structure is a solid solution of the same polymer and the same metal salt as said ionically conductive polymer in said electrolyte layer.
- 5. The device of claim 4 wherein said device consist of two of said electronically and ionically conducting structures and one of said electrolyte layers.
- 6. The device as set forth in claim 4 wherein said conductor is carbon.
- 7. The device of claim 1 wherein said device is a multicell device.
- 8. An all-solid-state multicell electrochemical device comprising:
- (a) a plurality of bipolar electrode structures containing an ionically conducting polymer and an electronic conductor having a large surface area;
- (b) a plurality of solid-state electrolyte layers consisting essentially of an ionically conductive polymer material wherein said ionically conductive polymer is a solid solution of a metal salt and a polymer;
- (c) a plurality of electronically conductive and ionically non-conductive layers, said electrode structures and said electrolyte layers and said electronically conductive layers being arranged to provide a capacitor.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 003,546 filed Jan. 15, 1987 now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 735,880 filed May 20, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,638,407.
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