A RECHARGEABLE THIN-FILM SOLID-ELECTROLYTE BATTERY,
Abstract
A working model was devised for a battery consisting of a silver-silver iodide-platinum array. The array is viewed as a solid-electrolyte concentration cell in which the internal driving force is the high concentration of silver in the silver anode (negative) tending to force positively-charged silver ions through the AgI (an 'electrolyte' for silver ions) to reach a balance with the low concentration of silver in the platinum cathode (positive). Charge compensation requires that this internal flow of positive ions be accompanied by an equivalent external flow of electrons. The pellet-type batteries appear to offer the following advantages: lower internal resistance, inherent stability, good shelf-life (especially at low drains), recharge capability, reasonably good output, rugged packaging, wider temperature range of operation, simple production procedures, excellent miniaturization potential, fairly low material cost in terms of cents/volt.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0634626
Entities
People
- C. M. Schwartz
- J. N. Mrgudich
- P. J. Bramhall
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command