New Concept and Chemistries for Self Assembled 3D Microbatteries

The size of microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems is continually decreasing as a result of improved integration and microprocessing techniques. However, the macroscopic power systems currently employed to power these microdevices are much larger than the devices themselves and require complex circuitry. Although the search for micropower sources has recently raised an increasing amount of interest, the demand for suitable small-scale power system that meet microsystem power and energy requirements has yet to be fulfilled.