Electrode Organic Inorganic Composite Authentication

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing demand for electrochemical devices has led to counterfeiting issues, making it difficult to authenticate these devices, especially since existing methods require additional space for identification mechanisms, which reduces battery capacity and increases costs.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating an organic/inorganic composite onto the electrode surfaces with inorganic particles having unique spectrum or color patterns, allowing for identification without additional space, using a polymer to fix and interconnect the particles, and employing specific rules for determining the pattern.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a semiconductor is incorporated into the electrochemical device for authentication, then the authenticity checking capability is improved, but the space for electrodes is reduced and battery capacity drops

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveauthenticity checking capabilityVSAvoidbattery capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the authentication function with the existing electrode structure by incorporating inorganic particles directly into the electrode material. This integration eliminates the need for separate authentication components, maintaining battery capacity while enabling authenticity verification through the unique spectral signatures of the inorganic particles.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The electrode serves multiple functions: it provides electrical function for energy storage and simultaneously contains inorganic particles that enable authentication. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the electrode both the energy storage component and the authentication marker carrier.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If a semiconductor is incorporated into the electrochemical device for authentication, then the authenticity checking capability is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveauthenticity checking capabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the authentication function from complex semiconductor components and implements it through simple inorganic particles with unique spectral characteristics. This extraction simplifies the device structure while maintaining authentication capability, avoiding the complexity and cost associated with semiconductor integration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses inexpensive inorganic particles instead of costly semiconductors for authentication. These particles are integrated into the electrode material and provide authenticatio nthrough their inherent spectral properties, eliminating the need for complex electronic authentication systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Measurement precision

If inorganic particles are introduced into the organic/inorganic composite, then the identification capability is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveidentification capabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by introducing inorganic particles with specific spectral characteristics into the organic/inorganic composite at localized positions within the electrode. This allows for unique identification patterns while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes, as the particles are incorporated during standard electrode fabrication.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables the authentication of electrochemical devices without reducing capacity, preventing misuse and ensuring product authenticity through visible or non-visible spectrum and color pattern recognition.

Implementation Method 1

inorganic particle or aggregates thereof having a unique spectrum or color pattern according to a predetermined rule

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectSpectrum: Absorption Spectroscopy

Implementation Method 2

inorganic particle or aggregates thereof having a unique spectrum or color pattern according to a predetermined rule

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectColor pattern: Pleochroism

Implementation Method 3

a polymer capable of interconnecting and fixing the inorganic particles

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Data Source

PatentUS8822073B2Electrode with organic/inorganic composite and electrochemical device comprising the same

Publication Date: 2014.09.02 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD

AI summary

Disclosed is an electrode comprising an organic/inorganic composite introduced onto either surface or both surfaces thereof, the organic/inorganic composite comprising inorganic particle or aggregates thereof having a unique spectrum or color pattern according to a predetermined rule, and a polymer capable of interconnecting and fixing the inorganic particles. Also, disclosed are an electrochemical device comprising the above electrode, and a method for identifying the origin or kind of an electrode itself or an electrochemical device comprising the same by using the above electrode.