Flexible transparent air-metal batteries
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorSung-Wei Chen
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Abstract
A flexible air-metal battery is described. The battery may include a flexible oxygen permeable substrate, an air cathode that is in contact with the substrate, a flexible electrolyte in electrical contact with the air cathode, a flexible metal anode in contact with the flexible electrolyte such that the flexible metal anode is not in contact with the air cathode, and a plurality of flexible current collectors. At least one of the current collectors is in contact with the air cathode and at least one of the flexible current collectors is in contact with the metal anode.
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A flexible battery comprising:
- a flexible oxygen permeable substrate;
- an air cathode in contact with the oxygen permeable substrate;
- a flexible electrolyte in contact with the air cathode;
- a flexible metal anode in contact with the flexible electrolyte, such that the flexible metal anode is not in contact with the air cathode;
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- a plurality of flexible current collectors, wherein at least one flexible current collector is in contact with the air cathode and at least one flexible current collector is in contact with the flexible metal anode.
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A method of making a flexible battery, the method comprising:
- contacting an air cathode with a flexible oxygen permeable substrate;
- contacting a flexible electrolyte with the air cathode;
- contacting a metal anode with the flexible electrolyte;
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- contacting a plurality of flexible current collectors,
- wherein at least one current collector is separately in electrical contact with each of the air cathode and the metal anode.
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