Abstract: A process for the electrochemical deposition of nanoscale catalyst particles using a sacrificial hydrogen anode as counter electrode for the working electrode is disclosed, whereby a concurrent development of hydrogen at the working electrode is mostly or completely avoided.
Abstract: A system and method for fabricating lithium-ion batteries using thin-film deposition processes that form three-dimensional structures is provided. In one embodiment, an anodic structure used to form an energy storage device is provided. The anodic structure comprises a conductive substrate, a plurality of conductive microstructures formed on the substrate, a passivation film formed over the conductive microstructures, and an insulative separator layer formed over the conductive microstructures, wherein the conductive microstructures comprise columnar projections.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 29, 2010
Publication date:
December 30, 2010
Applicant:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventors:
Sergey D. Lopatin, Dmitri A. Brevnov, Ruben Babayants, Robert Z. Bachrach
Abstract: A nickel-cadmium cell is activated by means of a formation cycling process in which electrolyte is partially removed and replenished between cycles and the ultimate electrolyte level is controlled by centrifugation following cycling.