Comprehensive characterization of all-solid-state thin films commercial microbatteries by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

•Inedited comprehensive equivalent electrical model.•Li/LiPON interface impedance evolution is reversible.•LiCoO2 impedance evolution is irreversible.•LiCoO2 EIS signature can serve as an indicator of the TFB's state of health.

Constant miniaturization of electronic devices opens the way to the development of thin film microbatteries (TFB). For this type of devices, the use of an all-solid-state thin film technology has many advantages over conventional lithium cells. These microbatteries are thin, bendable and can be produced with a customizable shape for integration in microelectronic devices. Moreover, without liquid electrolyte, they are safer. With the aim to support the industrial production of these TFBs, adequate tools for understanding the electrochemical behavior of the complete microbattery and the identification of their possible failures that can occur have to be developed. In this context, the Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy seems to be a good compromise for cells characterization. Widely used for the characterization of liquid electrolyte-based batteries, this technique has been less applied to all solid state batteries, mainly because of the difficulty to work with a two-electrode system. There has been no comprehensive study deeply explaining the impedance evolution during the entire life of a microbattery.In this paper, physical characterizations of individual active materials and aging experiments have been performed in order to undoubtedly assign each EIS contributions, and to propose a more comprehensive electrical model for this family of commercial all-solid-state microbatteries.

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