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Title: Packaging material for thin film lithium batteries

Patent ·
OSTI ID:870621
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. 116 Baltimore Dr., Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  2. 11634 S. Monticello Rd., Knoxville, TN 37922
  3. 223 Wadsworth Pl., Oak Ridge, TN 37830

A thin film battery including components which are capable of reacting upon exposure to air and water vapor incorporates a packaging system which provides a barrier against the penetration of air and water vapor. The packaging system includes a protective sheath overlying and coating the battery components and can be comprised of an overlayer including metal, ceramic, a ceramic-metal combination, a parylene-metal combination, a parylene-ceramic combination or a parylene-metal-ceramic combination.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Assignee:
Bates, John B. (116 Baltimore Dr., Oak Ridge, TN 37830);Dudney, Nancy J. (11634 S. Monticello Rd., Knoxville, TN 37922);Weatherspoon, Kim A. (223 Wadsworth Pl., Oak Ridge, TN 37830)
Patent Number(s):
US 5561004
OSTI ID:
870621
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Reaction of Parylene C Coated Lithium With Water Vapor journal September 1970
Solid state batteries using vitreous solid electrolytes journal January 1986