3M™ Battery Materials

Electric vehicles are fast becoming a reality around the world. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and full electric automobiles all require advanced batteries with unique characteristics. At the same time, today's mobile society has created a growing demand for handheld electronics – including smart phones, GPS, media players and digital recording devices – that are smaller and offer more power-hungry features.

These trends have spurred the need for batteries that are more powerful, smaller, safer and longer-lasting – attributes that are the hallmark of 3M™ Battery Materials.

Lithium ion batteries are the preferred technology for portable electronics and are the leading candidate for automotive and other large format battery applications. 3M has a number of product solutions and a broad based technology portfolio targeting lithium ion batteries. 3M Battery Materials are powering the future with cost saving technologies for more powerful, smaller, safer and longer-lasting batteries.

3M's broad battery materials portfolio includes:
Anode Powders – 3M has pioneered the development of revolutionary silicon-based anode compositions. With twice the volumetric and gravimetric energy density of graphite anodes, 3M™ Battery Anode can increase cell capacity by 20% or more, depending on cathode energy density and cell design.

Cathode Powders – 3M™ Battery Cathode technology utilizes unique layered mixed metal oxide formulations of nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC). This 3M proprietary chemistry provides an outstanding balance of power, energy, and safety characteristics optimized for your application.

Electrolyte Additives – 3M’s ability to synthesize new molecules and evaluate their impact in lithium ion batteries has led to electrolyte additives that are proven to enhance performance and reduce costs.

3M is a global leader in tapes and adhesives, thermal materials, abrasives and EMI/EMC management products. 3M’s broad portfolio can assist with all of your battery assembly needs.

3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids - Precise thermal management of large format lithium ion batteries can help extend battery cycle life and improve performance and safety. 3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids are widely used in the electronics industry for direct contact cooling, due to their high dielectric constant and non flammability. 3M heat transfer experts are ready to work with battery manufacturers to design low cost cooling systems using Novec fluids. To learn more about liquid techniques to control temperatures in microelectronics and power systems, download our whitepaper.