HYBRID SOLID-STATE CELL WITH A SEALED ANODE STRUCTURE
A monolithic ceramic electrochemical cell housing is provided. The housing includes two or more electrochemical sub cell housings. Each of the electrochemical sub cell housing includes an anode receptive space, a cathode receptive space, a separator between the anode receptive space and the cathode receptive space, and integrated electron conductive circuits. A first integrated electron conductive circuit is configured as an anode current collector within the anode receptive space. A second integrated electron conductive circuit is disposed as a cathode current collector within the cathode receptive space.
1 . A manufacturing method for assembling a monolithic ceramic electrochemical cell housing comprising:
depositing precursor materials in a flexible format to form a multi-layer structure; and
heating the multi-layer structure to convert the precursors into a single monolithic structure void of physical interfaces between deposited layers.
2 . The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the flexible format is fluid, selected from a group consisting of pastes, flowable powders and green tapes.
3 . The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein depositing the precursor materials comprises a combination of three dimensional (3D) printing and laminated tape depositing.
4 . The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein depositing the precursor materials comprises using additive manufacturing processes.
5 . The manufacturing method of claim 4 , wherein the additive manufacturing processes includes three-dimensional (3D) printing for each layer of the monolithic ceramic electrochemical cell housing.
6 . The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein depositing the precursor materials comprises depositing layers of green (unfired) tape, prepared to the desires patterns, stacked in the design order and laminated together.