Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110073991 | REDOX CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a redox capacitor that can be used at room temperature and a manufacturing method thereof. Amorphous semiconductor including hydrogen is used as an electrolyte of a redox capacitor. As a typical example of the amorphous semiconductor including hydrogen, an amorphous semiconductor including a semiconductor element such as amorphous silicon, amorphous silicon germanium, or amorphous germanium can be used. As another example of the amorphous semiconductor including hydrogen, oxide semiconductor including hydrogen can be used. As typical examples of the oxide semiconductor including hydrogen, an amorphous semiconductor including a single-component oxide semiconductor such as zinc oxide, titanium oxide, nickel oxide, vanadium oxide, and indium oxide can be given. As another example of oxide semiconductor including hydrogen, a multi-component oxide semiconductor such as InMO | 03-31-2011 |
20110075322 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR - An electrochemical capacitor capable of increasing a capacity is proposed. The electrochemical capacitor is a positive electrode and a negative electrode formed over a surface plane of a substrate. Additionally, the electrochemical capacitor has an electrolyte, and the positive electrode and the negative electrode are in contact with a same surface plane of the electrolyte. In other words, the electrochemical capacitor has a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material over a surface plane of an electrolyte, a positive electrode current collector which is in contact with the positive electrode active material, and a negative electrode current collector which is in contact with the negative electrode active material. By the aforesaid structure, a capacity of the electrochemical capacitor can be increased. | 03-31-2011 |
20110236755 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrode of an energy storage device with less deterioration by charge and discharge can be manufactured. In addition, an energy storage device which has large capacity and high endurance can be manufactured. A manufacturing method of an electrode of an energy storage device is provided in which a high-wettability regions and a low-wettability region are formed at a surface of a current collector, a composition containing silicon, germanium, or tin is discharged to the high-wettability regions and then baked to form separate active materials over a surface of the current collector. Thus, an electrode of an energy storage device with less deterioration due to charge and discharge can be manufactured. | 09-29-2011 |
20110305950 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode for a power storage device with less deterioration due to charge and discharge and a power storage device using the electrode are provided. In the electrode for a power storage device and the power storage device, a region including a metal element which functions as a catalyst is selectively provided over a current collector, and then, an active material layer is formed. By selectively providing the region including the metal element, a whisker can be effectively generated in the active material layer over the current collector, and the whisker generation region can be controlled. Accordingly, the discharge capacity can be increased and the cycle characteristics can be improved. | 12-15-2011 |
20120003530 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE - It is an object to improve performance of a power storage device, such as cycle characteristics. A power storage device includes a current collector and a crystalline semiconductor layer including a whisker, which is formed on and in close contact with the current collector. Separation of the crystalline semiconductor layer is suppressed by an increase of adhesion, whereby cycle characteristics in which a specific capacity of a tenth cycle number with respect to a first cycle number is greater than or equal to 90% is realized. In addition, cycle characteristics in which a specific capacity of a hundredth cycle number with respect to a first cycle number is greater than or equal to 70% is realized. | 01-05-2012 |
20120141866 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device which has improved performance such as higher discharge capacity and in which deterioration due to peeling or the like of an active material layer is less likely to be caused is provided. In an electrode for the power storage device, phosphorus-doped amorphous silicon is used for the active material layer over a current collector as a material that can be alloyed with lithium, and niobium oxide is deposited over the active material layer as a layer containing niobium. Accordingly, the capacity of the power storage device can be increased and the cycle characteristics and the charge-discharge efficiency can be improved. | 06-07-2012 |
20120148924 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE POWER STORAGE DEVICE - To provide a power storage device having a solid electrolyte, in which a charge-discharge capacity can be increased, and a method for manufacturing the power storage device. The power storage device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the electrolyte includes an ion-conductive high molecular compound, an inorganic oxide, and a lithium salt, and the inorganic oxide is included in the electrolyte at more than 30 wt % and 50 wt % or less to the total of the ion-conductive high molecular compound and the inorganic oxide. | 06-14-2012 |
20120242292 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND OPERATING POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device including a solid electrolyte and operating at room temperature and a power storage device including a solid electrolyte and having higher discharge capacity are manufactured. The power storage devices are each manufactured in the following manner: an electrolyte including an ion-conducting high polymer, an inorganic oxide, and a lithium electrolyte salt is provided between a positive electrode and a negative electrode; charge at a first current value is performed and then a charge at a first voltage value obtained by the charge at the first current value is performed, between the positive electrode and the negative electrode at room temperature; and discharge at a second current value is performed after the charge at the first voltage value is performed. | 09-27-2012 |
20120308894 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A negative electrode and a power storage device are provided, which have one of an alloy-based particle and an alloy-based whisker and a carbon film including 1 to 50 graphene layers. A surface of the alloy-based particle or the alloy-based whisker is covered with the carbon film. In addition, a method of manufacturing a negative electrode and a method of manufacturing a power storage device are provided, which have the step of mixing an alloy-based particle or an alloy-based whisker with graphene oxide, and the step of heating the mixture in a vacuum or in a reducing atmosphere. | 12-06-2012 |
20130052528 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE - An electrode and a power storage device each of which achieves better charge-discharge cycle characteristics and is less likely to deteriorate owing to separation of an active material, or the like are manufactured. As the electrode for the power storage device, an electrode including a current collector and an active material layer that is over the current collector and includes a particle containing niobium oxide and a granular active material is used, whereby the charge-discharge cycle characteristics of the power storage device can be improved. Moreover, contact between the granular active material and the particle containing niobium oxide makes the granular active material physically fixed; accordingly, deterioration due to expansion and contraction of the active material which occur along with charge and discharge of the power storage device, such as powdering of the active material layer or its separation from the current collector, can be suppressed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130052547 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A structure and a method of manufacturing a power storage device with high energy density are provided. An air electrode includes a first current collector; a second current collector having a projecting structure, in contact with the first current collector; and a catalyst layer having 1 to 100 graphene films. Accordingly, the surface area of the air electrode can be significantly large due to an effect of the second current collector, and further, the graphene film can produce a catalytic reaction without using a catalyst such as a noble metal; thus, by employing a structure in which the catalyst layer is provided on the second current collector, the energy density of the power storage device can be improved. | 02-28-2013 |