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Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2013
Applicant:

Guala Technology Co., Ltd., Kobe, JP;

Inventor:

Akira Nakazawa, Kobe, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 14/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/00 (2006.01); H01M 4/131 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 14/005 (2013.01); H01M 4/131 (2013.01); H01M 10/00 (2013.01); H01M 10/02 (2013.01); H01M 14/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A secondary cell is provided that enables cost reduction and stable operation with a simple configuration and greatly exceeds the capacity of a lithium-ion cell. In a secondary cell, a conductive first electrode is formed on a substrate. An n-type metal oxide semiconductor layer, a charging layer for charging energy, a p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer, and a second electrode are laminated. The charging layer is filled with an n-type metal oxide semiconductor of fine particles. By a photoexcited structural change phenomenon caused by ultraviolet irradiation, a new energy level is formed in a band gap of the n-type metal oxide semiconductor. An electron is captured at the newly formed energy level, thereby charging energy. The charging layer is charged by connecting a power source between the first electrode and the second electrode. It is also possible to charge energy by light, using a transparent electrode.


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