Patent ID: 9673478
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Claim:
1. A multi-layer bipolar coated cell formed on a single substrate, the cell comprising: a first active anode material positioned above an electrically conductive substrate, wherein the first active anode material includes a plurality of discrete units, wherein the discrete units of the first active anode material are spatially separated from one another and dispersed throughout a bulk of a first anodic binder phase; a first solid-phase electrolyte material positioned above the first active anode material, wherein the first solid-phase electrolyte material includes a plurality of discrete units, wherein the discrete units of the first solid-phase electrolyte material are spatially separated from one another and dispersed throughout a bulk of a binder phase between the first anodic binder phase and a first cathodic binder phase; a first active cathode material positioned above the first solid-phase electrolyte material, wherein the first active cathode material includes a plurality of discrete units, wherein the discrete units of the first active cathode material are spatially separated from one another and dispersed throughout a bulk of the first cathodic binder phase; an electrically conductive barrier layer; a second active anode material positioned above the first active cathode material, wherein the second active anode material includes a plurality of discrete units wherein the discrete units of the second active anode material are spatially separated from one another and dispersed throughout a bulk of a second anodic binder phase; a second solid-phase electrolyte material positioned above the second active anode material, wherein the second solid-phase electrolyte material includes a plurality of discrete units, wherein the discrete units of the second solid-phase electrolyte material are spatially separated from one another and dispersed throughout a bulk of a binder phase between the second anodic binder phase and a second cathodic binder phase; a second active cathode material positioned above the second solid-phase electrolyte material, wherein the second active cathode material includes a plurality of discrete units, wherein the discrete units of the first active cathode material are spatially separated from one another and dispersed throughout a bulk of the second cathodic binder phase; a conductive material positioned above the second active cathode material; and a metal material above the second active anode material to form a metal coating section; wherein a first ionically conductive polymer and a second ionically conductive polymer facilitate lithium transport in interstitial spaces of the first active anode material and the first active cathode material, respectively; and wherein a third ionically conductive polymer and a fourth ionically conductive polymer facilitate lithium ion transport in the second active anode material and the second active cathode material, respectively.