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Report
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Check Out These Key Topics!
Thin Film Battery Market Shares,
Forecasts, and Positioning
Thin Film Solid-State Construction
Battery Depends On Chemical Energy
Smart Active Labels
Battery-Assisted Tags
Thin Film Batteries For:
Cell Phones
Smart Cards
Implantable Medical Devices
Portable PC's
RFID Tags
Impact
Of Nanotechnology
Cell Construction
Naming Standards For Cell
Identification
Polymer Film Sustrate
There
is a $50B battery market worldwide in 2005. Within that market is a place for
evolution of next generation devices; of which include thin film NiCad
batteries. These technologies depend on the further evolution of
nanotechnology.
Thin film batteries (TFB) are positioned to become the next generation of
lithium batteries for portable electronic applications. Research has showed the
chemistry of turning the hazardous liquid lithium ion into a solid, creating
the ability to use lithium ion as an ink or particle that in not hazardous.
Results obtained in the laboratory are being translated into commercial
products. Thin film solid-state batteries are because the lithium ion that is
implemented as a liquid electrolyte in traditional batteries is replaced with a
solid form of the chemical. Thin film solid-state batteries are constructed by
depositing the components of the battery as thin films (less than 5µm) on a
substrate. The typical structure of a thin film solid-state battery can be
illustrated in a schematic cross section.
A sputtered LiPON electrolyte film covers the cathode and a portion of the
substrate up to the anode current collector in order to insulate the substrate
from direct contact with the anode. For a thin film lithium battery, a thin
layer of lithium metal is thermally evaporated on LiPON as the anode.
For a thin film lithium ion battery, a thin layer of Sn3N4 (deposited by
sputtering of Sn target in N2 environment) is used as the anode. Finally, the
battery is sealed. Next-generation, ultra-thin rechargeable batteries are for
card-type applications. Nano energy devices are thinner than a piece of paper.
When embedded in micro devices it acts as an autonomous power source, enabling
new functions. Micro battery devices support the development of next generation
self-powered micro systems.
A battery is one of two kinds of electrochemical devices that convert the energy
released in a chemical reaction directly into electrical energy. In a battery,
the reactants are stored close together within the battery itself. In a fuel
cell the reactants are stored externally. Both thin film batteries and micro
fuel cells promise to further evolve during the forecast period.
This conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy is potentially 100%
efficient, whereas the conversion of chemical energy to mechanical energy via a
thermal conversion (e.g., internal combustion of gasoline in cars) always
results in heat transfer losses limiting the intrinsic efficiency.
The effective surface area of an electrode can be increased without increasing
its physical size by making its surface porous and using materials with very
fine particle size. This can increase the effective surface area of the
electrodes by 1000 to 100,000 times enabling higher current rates to be
achieved.
In this manner, nanotechnology holds enormous promise for this market.
Nanoparticles can be developed that are used to make a surface very porous and
increase the effective surface area of the electrodes.
High capacity cells require large volumes of electrolyte that must be
accommodated between the electrodes. This has a double effect in reducing the
cell power handling capability. The electrodes must be smaller and further
apart to make space for the extra electrolyte and hence they can carry less
current. Increased volume of the electrolyte means it takes longer for the
chemical actions associated with charging and discharging to propagate
completely through the electrolyte to complete the chemical conversion process.
Thin film battery markets in the trial stage in 2005 are anticipated to reach
10 billion units, $11 billion dollars by 2012. The market driving forces are
those of wide expansion of portable devices in that time frame. Market
development depends on volume capacity. High volume makes the price per unit
less to manufacture. With 3.5 billion cell phone users and 67 billion RFID tags
per year anticipated in that time frame, it is anticipated that the volumes
will be in place to create commercial demand for thin film batteries.
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Lithium Technology |
Johnson Research Thin Film Battery Products |
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