摘要 |
An energy storage battery comprises a laminar configuration and co-planar and co-parallel anodes and cathodes. The battery comprises an electrochemically inert and electrically insulating substrate 1, a pair of electrodes 2,3 comprising an anode and cathode located on the substrate, wherein the electrodes are substantially co-planar and co-parallel to one another, with a gap 9 located between the electrodes which is capable of electrically insulating the anode and the cathode. A spacer 6 is also provided, which defines a channel 10 along the electrodes, which channel is parallel to the gap 9 between the electrodes, with an electrolyte being deposited in the channel. The electrodes 2, 3 may be able to be reversed, so that either can act as anode or cathode. Multiple battery cells may be arranged in a stack (figures 3, 4) or may be in a spiral form (figure 5). A method of manufacturing such energy storage batteries is also disclosed. |