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Title: High performance capacitors using nano-structure multilayer materials fabrication

Abstract

A high performance capacitor fabricated from nano-structure multilayer materials, such as by controlled, reactive sputtering, and having very high energy-density, high specific energy and high voltage breakdown. The multilayer capacitors, for example, may be fabricated in a "notepad" configuration composed of 200-300 alternating layers of conductive and dielectric materials so as to have a thickness of 1 mm, width of 200 mm, and length of 300 mm, with terminals at each end of the layers suitable for brazing, thereby guaranteeing low contact resistance and high durability. The "notepad" capacitors may be stacked in single or multiple rows (series-parallel banks) to increase the voltage and energy density.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. (Palo Alto, CA)
  2. Livermore, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870262
Patent Number(s):
5486277
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
performance; capacitors; nano-structure; multilayer; materials; fabrication; capacitor; fabricated; controlled; reactive; sputtering; energy-density; specific; energy; voltage; breakdown; example; notepad; configuration; composed; 200-300; alternating; layers; conductive; dielectric; thickness; width; 200; length; 300; terminals; suitable; brazing; guaranteeing; contact; resistance; durability; stacked; single; multiple; rows; series-parallel; banks; increase; density; reactive sputtering; layer capacitors; energy density; dielectric materials; layer capacitor; alternating layers; dielectric material; contact resistance; voltage breakdown; multilayer capacitors; specific energy; nano-structure multilayer; multilayer materials; layer material; multilayer capacitor; performance capacitors; performance capacitor; capacitor fabricated; materials fabrication; layer materials; /204/216/

Citation Formats

Barbee, Jr., Troy W., Johnson, Gary W, and O'Brien, Dennis W. High performance capacitors using nano-structure multilayer materials fabrication. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Barbee, Jr., Troy W., Johnson, Gary W, & O'Brien, Dennis W. High performance capacitors using nano-structure multilayer materials fabrication. United States.
Barbee, Jr., Troy W., Johnson, Gary W, and O'Brien, Dennis W. Mon . "High performance capacitors using nano-structure multilayer materials fabrication". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870262.
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abstractNote = {A high performance capacitor fabricated from nano-structure multilayer materials, such as by controlled, reactive sputtering, and having very high energy-density, high specific energy and high voltage breakdown. The multilayer capacitors, for example, may be fabricated in a "notepad" configuration composed of 200-300 alternating layers of conductive and dielectric materials so as to have a thickness of 1 mm, width of 200 mm, and length of 300 mm, with terminals at each end of the layers suitable for brazing, thereby guaranteeing low contact resistance and high durability. The "notepad" capacitors may be stacked in single or multiple rows (series-parallel banks) to increase the voltage and energy density.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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