Nano-battery systems
AssigneeThe University of Tulsa
InventorsDale Teeters, S. Lane Fisher, Nina Korzhova
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Abstract
A nano-battery or micro-battery produced by a process which includes the steps of providing a membrane with a plurality of pores, filling the membrane pores with an electrolyte, and capping the filled pores with electrodes in communication with the electrolyte to form nano-batteries or micro-batteries.
Claims19
A nano-battery or micro-battery produced by a process comprising:
- providing a membrane with a plurality of pores having diameters of from about 1 nm to about 10 μm;
- filling said membrane pores with an electrolyte;
- and
- capping each filled pore with an electrode from about 1 nm to about 10 μm in diameter in communication with said electrolyte to form individual nano-batteries or micro-batteries.
A nano-battery or micro-battery comprising:
- a polymeric electrolyte and an electrode, the battery having a diameter of from about 1 nm to about 10 μm and a length of from about 1 μm to about 100 μm.
A process for producing a nano-battery or micro-battery system, which process comprises:
- filling membrane pores with an electrolyte;
- capping the filled pores with electrodes in communication with said electrolyte to form nano-batteries or micro-batteries;
- and
- charging said batteries by connecting an electrically conducting tip of an atomic force microscope to said electrode and applying voltage.
A nano-battery or micro-battery produced by a process comprising:
- providing a membrane with a plurality of pores;
- lining each pore with a non-conductive polymer;
- filling said membrane pores with an electrolyte;
- capping the filled pores with electrodes in communication with said electrolyte to form nano-batteries or micro-batteries.
A nano-battery or micro-battery produced by a process comprising:
- providing a membrane with a plurality of pores having diameters of from about 1 nm to 10 μm;
- filling said membrane pores with an electrolyte;
- capping the filled pores with electrodes in communication with said electrolyte to form individual nano-batteries or micro-batteries;
- and
- separating the batteries from the membrane.
A nano-battery or micro-battery produced by a process comprising:
- providing a membrane with a plurality of pores;
- filling said membrane pores with an electrolyte;
- capping the filled pores with electrodes in communication with said electrolyte to form nano-batteries or micro-batteries;
- and
- covering one side of the membrane with conductive material.
A nano-battery or micro-battery produced by a process comprising:
- providing a membrane of polymeric or ceramic materials with a plurality of pores;
- filling said membrane pores with electrodes in communication with said electrolyte to form nano-batteries or micro-batteries;
- and
- dissolving the membrane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.