Repeatedly chargeable and dischargeable quantum battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9859596-B2
Application number	US-201114355509-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2011
Priority date	Oct 30, 2011
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

The purpose of this invention is to provide a repeatedly chargeable and dischargeable quantum battery that is available for a long period of time without an aging change. The quantum battery is charged by causing an n-type metal oxide semiconductor to have a photo-exited structural change, thereby the electrode of quantum battery is prevented from being oxide and a price reduction and stable operation are possible. The repeatedly usable quantum battery is constituted by laminating; a first metal electrode having an oxidation preventing function, charging layer in which an energy level is formed in the band gap by causing an n-type metal oxide semiconductor covered with an insulating material to have a photo-exited structure change and electrons are trapped at the energy level; p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer; and a second metal electrode having the oxidation preventing function, the electrodes are passive metal layers formed of metals having passive characteristics.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A secondary battery comprising:
a first metal electrode;
a charging layer that forms an energy level in a band gap through a photo-excited structural change of an amorphous n-type metal oxide semiconductor coated with an insulating substance by irradiating with ultraviolet rays, thereby trapping electrons by applying voltage so as to charge, and the trapping electrons are held without an applied electric field;
a p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer; and
a second metal electrode,
wherein each of the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode is a metal electrode having an oxidation preventing function and passivation characteristics, and is configured to prevent peeling off in a manufacturing process including a thermal and irradiating process while forming the charging layer.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode each include a plurality of passive metal layers having passivation characteristics.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode is a metal electrode configured by laminating a metal electrode made up of conductive metal layers and a metal electrode having an oxidation preventing function.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode includes a plurality of passive metal layers.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein the charging layer is provided with an additional n-type metal oxide semiconductor layer on an opposite side to a side on which the charging layer is in contact with the p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 5 ,
wherein the additional n-type metal oxide semiconductor layer is titanium dioxide.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein the p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer is nickel oxide or copper aluminum oxide.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein the insulating substance coating the n-type metal oxide semiconductor is an insulating resin or an inorganic insulator.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein a metallic material for each of the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode is at least any one of chromium, nickel, titanium and molybdenum.

10. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein a metallic material for each of the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode is an alloy containing at least any one of chromium, nickel, titanium and molybdenum.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein a metallic material for each of the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode is an alloy containing at least copper and any one of chromium, nickel, titanium and molybdenum.

12. The secondary battery according to claim 3 ,
wherein a metallic material of at least one of the conductive metal layers is copper.

13. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein a flexible insulating sheet is used as a substrate.

Assignees

• KUDOH Takuo
• Nakazawa Akira
• TERAKADO Nobuaki
• Nihon Micronics Kk
• Guala Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• KUDOH Takuo
• Nakazawa Akira
• TERAKADO Nobuaki

Classifications

• H01M10/02

  Details (of electrodes H01M4/00; of non-active parts H01M50/00) · CPC title

• H01M14/005 Primary

  Photoelectrochemical storage cells (light sensitive devices H01G9/20, semiconductors sensitive to light H10F) · CPC title

• H02J7/32

  for charging batteries from a charging set comprising a non-electric prime mover {rotating at constant speed} · CPC title

• H01M10/00

  Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof · CPC title

• H01M14/00

  Electrochemical current or voltage generators not provided for in groups H01M6/00 - H01M12/00; Manufacture thereof · CPC title