Communication system with enhanced partial power source and method of manufacturing same
View Patent ↗The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can also measure the conditions of the environment surrounding the system.
1. A method of manufacturing a communication device including a partial power source, the method comprising:
depositing a layer of adhesion material onto a first location of a support structure, wherein the layer of adhesion material defines a plurality of holes;
depositing a first material onto the layer of adhesion material, wherein the first material adheres to the layer of adhesion material;
depositing a layer of transition material onto a second location of the support structure;
depositing a second material onto the layer of transition material, wherein the first material and the second material represent a voltage potential difference when the first material and the second material come into contact with a conducting fluid and
spinning a polymer onto the device to provide a protective coating.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer of adhesion material is gold.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of roughing the surface of the adhesion material to enhance adhesion property.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the support structure is a silicon based material.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein depositing the first material comprises evaporating deposition using electron beams.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer of adhesion material is less than 100 microns thick.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein depositing a layer of transition material comprises:
depositing the layer of transition material onto the support structure;
heating the support structure with the layer of transition material deposit; and
cleaning an exposed surface of the layer of transition material such that the resulting structure is ready to receive the second material.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein cleaning the exposed surface further comprises cleaning with an ion gun.
9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising spinning the device to evenly distribute a polymer on the surface of the device.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising inserting the device into a non-conducting membrane.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transitional material is titanium.