All solid-state electrochemical double layer supercapacitor

Abstract

A method for fabricating a supercapacitor-like electronic battery includes the following steps. A first current collector is formed on a substrate. A first electrode is formed on the first current collector. A first electrode is formed from a first solid state electrolyte and a first conductive material where the first conductive material is irreversible to the mobile ions contained in the first solid state electrolyte and the first conductive material exceeds the percolation limit. An electrolyte is formed on the first electrode. A second electrode is formed on the electrolyte. The second electrode is formed from a second solid state electrolyte and a second conductive material where the second conductive material is irreversible to the mobile ions contained in the second solid state electrolyte and the second conductive material exceeds the percolation limit. A second current collector is formed on the second electrode.

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         20 . A method for fabricating a capacitor comprising;
 providing a substrate;   forming a first current collector on said substrate;   forming a first electrode on said current collector said first electrode being formed from a first solid state electrolyte and a first conductive material, said first conductive material having, a first suffice, said first surface being chemically reactive to mobile ions contained in said first solid state electrolyte, said chemical reaction being confined to said first surface, said first conductive material exceeding the percolation limit;   forming an electrolyte on said first electrode;   forming, a second electrode on said electrolyte; and   forming a second current collector on said second electrode.   
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20 , wherein said second electrode further comprising a second solid state electrolyte and a second conductive material; said second conductive material being irreversible to mobile ions contained in said second solid state electrolyte, said second conductive material exceeding the percolation limit. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein said second electrode further comprises a second solid state electrolyte and a second conductive material, said second conductive material being reversible to mobile ions contained in said second solid state electrolyte, said second conductive material exceeding the percolation limit. 
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein said second conductive material further comprising forming an alloy with a mobile ionic species contained in the electrolyte at the temperatures experienced during fabrication and operation of the capacitor. 
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 20 , wherein said second electrode further comprising a second solid state electrolyte and a second conductive material, said second conductive material having a second surface, said second surface being chemically reactive to mobile ions contained in said second solid state electrolyte, said chemical reaction being confined to said second surface, said second conductive material exceeding the percolation limit.