Abstract
An electroless nickel process was used for the preparation of a thin-film current collector for concentric three-dimensional lithium and lithium-ion microbatteries. Ni-P coatings were deposited autocatalytically with the use of nickel sulfamate or nickel sulfate as a source of Ni2+ and sodium hypophosphite as a reducing agent. The synergistic effect of sodium acetate and citric acid was found to provide marked improvement in the pH stability of the sulfamate electrolyte. This enabled deposition of a conformal, fine-grained film on the high-aspect-ratio glass capillary and perforated-silicon substrates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 435-444 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Electrochemistry |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2010 |
Keywords
- 3D-microbattery
- Electroless nickel
- Silicon
- Sulfamate electrolyte