3D Battery Advancements

As the world continues to move toward an electric future, it is becoming increasing clear better batteries are required. Specifically, we need safer, faster charging batteries with high energy density that can operate well in wide temperature ranges (-30 deg C to 100 deg C). Battery engineers have been trying for decades to achieve these goals of having both higher energy density and high power in the same battery, but have been constrained by the typical 2D architecture which requires making a choice between high energy density or high power (fast charging). A 3D architecture allows both high energy density and high power in the same battery and are now no longer just a theory. 3D batteries are being made and tested that show extremely fast charging (3 min charge from 10 – 80%), operation in a wide temperature range (-30 deg C to 100 deg C) and are safer than traditional Li-ion batteries. The 3D batteries are manufactured using existing high-volume processes at low temperature and pressure without any expensive or exotic hazardous materials, which will provide not only a very low-cost battery, but also a low environmental manufacturing footprint.