Alternative Current Collectors for Thin Film Batteries and Method for Making the Same

A method of manufacturing a current collector for a battery core, comprising:

• constructing a mold with at least one pattern of at least one substantially mesh configuration current collector;
• coating a substrate with at least one resist material;
• pressing the mold on the resist material;
• and
• coating material for at least one current collector on at least one of the at least one resist material or the substrate.

A method of manufacturing a current collector for a battery core, comprising:

• positioning a substrate under transferable material on a transparent support;
• focusing a laser on the transparent support;
• and
• releasing the transferable material from the transparent support in response to the laser;
• and
• depositing the released transferable material on the substrate to form at least one substantially mesh configuration current collector.

A method of manufacturing a current collector for a battery core, comprising:

• coating a material on a substrate;
• focusing a laser on ions of the material at predetermined areas to cause the ions to form at least one pattern of at least one substantially mesh configuration current collector;
• and
• annealing the formed at least one pattern to form the at least one substantially mesh configured current collector.