Patent ID: 11969781
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. A method, comprising:
forming a molten lithium metal, the forming comprising:
delivering a lithium metal to a container operable to hold the lithium metal, wherein the container has a first connection and a second connection disposed on the container;
supplying power to the first connection and the second connection disposed on the container from a power source; and
forming the molten lithium metal by heating the lithium metal by direct current to a temperature greater than 1,000 degrees Celsius;

forming a material layer stack over a curved quenching surface of a rotating casting drum, comprising:
forming a first layer on the curved quenching surface of the rotating casting drum; and
delivering the molten lithium metal onto the first layer; and

transferring the material layer stack from the rotating casting drum to a continuous flexible substrate.