Monolithically integrated thin-film solid state lithium battery device having multiple layers of lithium electrochemical cells

A monolithically integrated thin-film solid-state lithium battery device comprising multiple layers of lithium electrochemical cells, the lithium electrochemical cell is characterized by a spatial region of less than 100 centimeter square comprising:

• a substrate to provide a foundation for a plurality of deposited solid-state electrochemical cell components, each of the solid-state electrochemical cell components having a layer thickness of less than 10 micrometer;
• a first barrier layer overlying the substrate, the first barrier layer being characterized to inhibit lithium to react with moisture from the substrate or reaction to the current collector, the first barrier layer having a thickness of less than 0.1 micrometers;
• an electrically conductive layer configured as a cathode current collector deposited overlying the first barrier layer, the cathode current collector being characterized by a high electrical conductivity of 107 S/m and greater with layer thickness between about 0.1 to about 2 micrometers;
• a cathode electrode material comprised of a vanadium based oxide overlying the electrically conductive layer, the cathode electrode material being characterized with a layer thickness between about 0.2 and about 2 micrometers;
• a glassy electrolyte material configured as an electrolyte overlying the cathode electrode material, the glassy electrolyte material being capable of shuttling lithium ions during a charge process and a discharge process, the glassy electrode material characterized with layer thickness between about 0.1 and about 1 micrometers;
• a solid state layer of negative electrode material configured as an anode capable of electrochemical insertion or plating of ions during a charge process and a discharge process, the solid state layer having layer thickness between about 0.2 and about 3 micrometers;
• an electrically conductive layer configured as an anode current collector deposited overlying the solid state layer of negative electrode material, the anode current collector being characterized by a high electrical conductivity of 107 S/m and greater with layer thickness between about 0.1 to about 2 micrometers, the electrically conductive layer being chemically stable with the solid state layer of negative electrode material or the electrolyte at the voltage less than 1 Volt verses a lithium material;
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• a second barrier layer to provide better attachment and prevent oxidation of negative electrode materials with layer thickness less than 0.1 micrometers.