Rechargeable Thin Film Lithium-ion Batteries For Wireless Smart Designs

Florence Fusalba, Ph. D After seven years studying in Canada to graduate as Master M. Sc Chemistry and Ph. D Energy and Materials, on electrochemical storage devices (Lithium ion batteries and electrochemical super capacitors), Florence Fusalba joins in 2000 STMicroelectronics as dielectric manager. In 2004, she is in charge of photovoltaic cells laboratory for Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) and since 2006, she is CEA program manager in the field of energy storage.

CEA is committed to sustaining France's energy diversification efforts through better integration of renewable energies into the production system, through the development of new energy vectors which are neutral in terms of greenhouse gases and which provide greater sustainability of the energy supply, and through the development of more efficient, more economic and cleaner processes. Around 900 researchers at Liten (Innovation Laboratory for New Energy Technologies and NanoMaterials) are involved in this R&D program. CEA has a 15 years expertise in lithium ion battery developments, having together all the competencies required for developing innovative batteries: a team developing the advanced materials that can give improved battery properties and a skilled process team that focus on moving the conventional battery process to innovative processes. Research on advanced batteries at CEA/Liten is under development through a platform dedicated to (nano)materials developments (pilot scale production up to several kg) and a pilot assembly line comprising all the steps of cell manufacturing and a testing platform with more than 400 ISO-9001 certified channels.. This line has been set for "on demand" design for various applications from smart-cards, sensors, medical implants and power tools to EVs or HEVs.