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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Paul S. Andry, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Joana S. Branquinho Teresa Maria, New York, NY (US);
Jeffrey Gelorme, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Jae-Woong Nah, Closter, NJ (US);
Adinath S. Narasgond, Yonkers, NY (US);
Bucknell C. Webb, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a flexible microbattery and battery is provided. The method including: forming a film with a cavity therein; applying a first outer flexible substrate to a first side of the film; applying a second outer flexible substrate to a second opposite side of the film, wherein a cathode, an anode, a separator and an electrolyte are located within the cavity and the film provides a first seal about the cathode, the anode, the separator and the electrolyte and wherein the first seal extends between the first outer flexible substrate and the second outer flexible substrate; cutting a trench through the first outer flexible substrate, the film and the second outer flexible substrate after the first seal is formed; disposing a curable material in the trench; curing the curable material to provide a second seal, wherein the first seal is located between the cavity and the second seal.