Energy storage chip

Why do we need reliable on-chip energy and power sources?

With the general trend of miniaturization of electronic devices especially for the Internet of Things (IoT) and implantable medical applications, there is a growing demand for reliable on-chip energy and power sources.

Can tin-coated p-Si capacitors provide integrated on-chip energy storage?

The energy density of TiN-coated P-Si is one to three orders of magnitude higher than electrolytic capacitors and comparable to carbon-based EC capacitors. P-Si based EC capacitors are thus shown to have the potential to provide integrated on-chip energy storage.

Could on-Microchip energy storage change the world?

Their findings, reported this month in Nature, have the potential to change the paradigm for on-microchip energy storage solutions and pave the way for sustainable, autonomous electronic microsystems.

Can p-Si based EC capacitors provide integrated on-chip energy storage?

P-Si based EC capacitors are thus shown to have the potential to provide integrated on-chip energy storage. Dr. Chunlei Wang and Mr. Chunhui Chen acknowledge the financial support from National Science Foundation (NSF) projects (No. 1506640 and No. 1509735) and NERC ASSIST center seed funding.

What is AI-generated illustration of ultrafast energy storage & power delivery?

AI-generated illustration of ultrafast energy storage and power delivery via electrostatic microcapacitors directly integrated on-chip for next-generation microelectronics. (Image courtesy of Suraj Cheema)

Are energy storage devices unipolar?

Furthermore, because energy storage devices are unipolar devices, for practical application, we must consider the non-switching I–V transients, as there will be no voltage of the opposite polarity to switch any ferroelectric polarization that may be present.