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Battery with trench structure and fabrication method thereof

US6495283B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 2000
Grant dateDec 17, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49115
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a battery having a trench structure which can increase an effective area per unit area, and a fabrication method therefor. The battery according to the present invention forms trenches on thin film elements including a substrate, thereby increasing a contact interface between a cathode and an electrolyte and between the electrolyte and an anode, and simultaneously increasing an amount of an electrode per unit area. As a result, the present invention provides a high performance battery that a current density and a total current storage density are increased, and a charging speed after discharge is improved. The trench structure of the present invention can adapt to a bulk battery as well as a thin film battery.

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