Energy storing electrical device and a method of constructing an electrical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019378661-A1
Application number	US-201816003380-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 8, 2018
Priority date	Jun 8, 2018
Publication date	Dec 12, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method for an energy storing electrical device includes a first conductive electrode, a second conductive electrode, an electrolyte disposed between the first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode, each electrode further comprising an integrated first layer and a second layer, and; wherein the second layer comprises a substrate, the substrate comprising a textile portion or a polymer portion and a conductive layer formed by a noble metal disposed on and attached to the substrate.

First claim

1 . An energy storing electrical device comprising:
a first conductive electrode, a second conductive electrode, an electrolyte disposed between the first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode, each electrode further comprising an integrated first layer and a second layer, and; wherein the second layer comprises a substrate, the substrate comprising a textile portion or a polymer portion and a conductive layer formed by a noble metal disposed on and attached to the substrate.

2 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the noble metal is gold.

3 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the noble metal is gold and the gold is deposited onto the substrate by a gilding process.

4 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the gold is a gold leaf that is applied to the substrate by a gilding process, the gold leaf being applied as a thin layer such that the gold leaf is laminated onto the substrate.

5 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the gold is applied as layer comprising a thickness of less than 0.3 μm.

6 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the gold is applied as a layer comprising a thickness between 0.05 μm and 0.15 μm.

7 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the second layer comprises a textile portion and a noble metal being applied to the textile portion.

8 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the textile portion comprises a multi-faceted textile sheet and wherein the noble metal is applied onto a single face of the textile sheet.

9 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the textile portion is a polyester textile.

10 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the polyester textile electrically non-conductive.

11 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the second layer comprises a polymer portion and a noble metal being applied to the polymer portion.

12 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the polymer portion comprises a multi-faceted polymer sheet and wherein the noble metal is disposed onto a single face of the polymer sheet.

13 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the polymer sheet comprises a polyurethane polymer sheet.

14 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the polyurethane polymer sheet is electrically non-conductive.

15 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the substrate the textile portion or the polymer portion is negatively charged, the noble metal being positively charged and the noble metal being retained on the substrate by electrostatic interaction.

16 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein each electrode further comprises a layer of polypyrrole disposed on the second layer to form the first layer.

17 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 16 , wherein the layer of polypyrrole comprises polypyrrole nanorods that are electrodeposited onto the second layer to define the first layer.

18 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte comprises an electrically conductive fluid or gel or hydrogel sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode.

19 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte comprises H 2 SO 4 .

20 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the energy storing electrical device comprises a separator disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

21 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 20 , wherein the separator comprises a non-woven cloth.

22 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first layer is an electrode layer and the second layer is a current collector layer, wherein the electrode layer and the current collector layer are formed as a single unit and the single unit defining each of the first conductive electrode and second conductive electrode.

23 . The energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein each electrode is substantially flexible about at least one axis.

24 . An electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device comprising:
a first layer, a second layer coupled to the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises a substrate, the substrate comprising a textile portion or a polymer portion and a conductive layer formed by a noble metal disposed on and attached to the substrate.

25 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 24 , wherein the first layer is an electrode layer and the second layer is a current collector layer, wherein the current collector layer and the electrode layer integrated together and forming a single unit defining the electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device.

26 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 24 , wherein the noble metal is gold.

27 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 24 , wherein the noble metal is gold and the gold is deposited onto the substrate by a gilding process.

28 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 26 , wherein the gold is a gold leaf that is applied to the substrate by a gilding process, the gold leaf being applied as a thin layer such that the gold leaf is laminated onto the substrate.

29 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 26 , wherein the gold is applied as layer comprising a thickness of less than 0.3 μm.

30 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 26 , wherein the gold is applied as a layer comprising a thickness between 0.05 μm and 0.15 μm.

31 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 24 , wherein the current collector layer comprises a textile portion and a noble metal being applied to the textile portion.

32 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 31 , wherein the textile portion comprises a multi-faceted textile sheet and wherein the noble metal is applied onto a single face of the textile sheet.

33 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 31 , wherein the textile portion is a polyester textile.

34 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 33 , wherein the polyester textile electrically non-conductive.

35 . The electrode for use in an energy storing electrical device in accordance with claim 24 , wherein the current collector layer comprises a polymer portion and a noble metal being applied to the polymer portion.

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Assignees

• Univ City Hong Kong

Inventors

• Zhi Chunyi
• Wang Yukun

Classifications

• H01G11/86

  specially adapted for electrodes (carbonisation or activation of carbon for the manufacture of electrodes H01G11/34) · CPC title

• H01G11/68

  characterised by their material · CPC title

• H01G11/70

  characterised by their structure · CPC title

• H01G11/48

  Conductive polymers · CPC title

• H01G11/28 Primary

  arranged or disposed on a current collector; Layers or phases between electrodes and current collectors, e.g. adhesives · CPC title