LiPON, solid electrolyte

As will be outlined later, high-performance electrodes use small particles, and it is hard to imagine that solid electrolytes can provide sufficiently good contact with respect to a nanopowder arrangement. Solid electrolytes [16] such as LiPON are, however, favorable for thin film cells for low-power applications or as additional separators, and they are stable even in contact with metallic Li [17]. 

West WC, Whitacre JF, Lim JR. Chemical stability enhancement of lithium conducting solid electrolyte plates using sputtered LiPON thin films. J Power Sources. 2004 126(1-2) 134-8. 

Lee JM, KimSH, Tak Y, Yoon YS. Study on the LLT solid electrolyte thin film with LiPON interlayer intervening between LLT and electrodes. J Power Sources. 2006 163(1) 173-9. 

Direct deposition of a layer of ion-conductive ceramic - LiPON, which has the formula Li cPOyNz, often used as a solid electrolyte in lithium microbatteries - and a (softer) polymer, on the surface of the lithium. In this latter case, a solution of macromonomers of poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate, mixed with a radical initiator and a liquid electrolyte (which also guarantees ionic conductivity in the polymer layer), is deposited on the surface of the negative electrode. After UV activation, a layer of some ten micrometers in thickness is formed, covering the strip of metal lithium, which helps to... 

The battery chemistry is composed of solid-state films and uses Uthium-phosphorus-oxynitride (LiPON) solid-state electrolyte developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The cathode is made from LiCo02 and the anode uses a very small amount of lithium metal. 

Solid-State Electrolytes. True all solid-state ionic electrolytes such as lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON) provide adequate conductivity for use in thin film solid-state batteries (see Sec. 35.8.)... 

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