Lithium ion batteries have received considerable attention in applications ranging from portable electronics to electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, due to their superior energy density over other rechargeable battery technologies. Market demand for lighter, thinner and higher capacity lithium ion batteries necessitate ongoing research for new materials with improved properties over that of state-of-the-art. Nanostructured materials are allowing companies to develop the next generation of clean energy storage devices with high power density, high energy density and high safety for application in sectors such as hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), plug in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and pure electric vehicles (PEV). Automotive companies such as Chrysler utilize nanomaterials in their electric vehicles to improve battery capacity, cycle life, and charge-discharge rates while a high degree of safety.

Other large multinational companies developing nanomaterial based battery products include GE, Panasonic Sanyo, Matsushita Industrial Co., Ltd., NEC, Toshiba, LG Chem, Samsung and Sony for application in areas such as cell phones and PCs, medical devices, military applications and cordless power tools. Innovative product developers and materials producers include A123 Systems, mPhase Technologies and Altair Nanotechnologies. The world market for nanomaterial enabled lithium ion battery systems was $63million in 2010, rising to $575million by 2017.

Market drviers:

• The projected continued growth in crude oil prices is driving growth in electric cars
• The worldwide primary (disposable) and secondary (rechargeable) battery market approaching $60 billion. There is a potential huge market for nanomaterials to make inroads in
• Pressure to meet the evolving needs of consumers while improving energy efficiency. From computers to megawatt-level grid energy storage, battery power is a crucial element for enabling today's mobile applications and large scale energy harvesting. Consumers are also seeking clean and green energy
• Convergence of telecommunications and entertainment in handheld devices has dramatically increased demand for power in ever smaller configurations as users stream media, listen to music, browse the web, take photos, and make phone calls all on the same system. Batteries for

Advantages of nanomaterials:

• Nano-size shortens lithium-ion diffusion length: Nano-sized materials can provide short diffusion lengths for lithium-ion. In contrast, commercial batteries are mostly based on micrometer-sized electrode materials, i.e. powders containing particles in the micrometer range and having a low surface area (<10 m2 g−1).
• Nano-size combining with electronic conductive coating improves electronic transport: nano-size combining with electronic conductive coating layer should be an ideal method to improve the electronic transport in the electrode.
• Nano-size enhances the electrode capability of Li storage: Promoting electrode activity, as it has been found that inactive materials for Li storage become active when going nano. Increasing surface/interface storage. This results from the short diffusion length and high contact area between the active materials and electrolyte. The overall capacity of Li storage is critically dependent on the accessible sites in the host material for the guest specie lithium ion within the given time. Compared to the bulk sites, surface sites or near-surface sites are of higher activity since they are undoubtedly easier to be accessed by lithium ions. As had been concluded in the case of nano-sized rutile TiO2, the amount of surface-stored lithium significantly increased with decreased particle size, which contributed substantially to the total lithium storage capacity, in addition to the enhanced bulk Li storage by shortened lithium-ion transport length.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 REPORT METHODOLOGY

3 NANOMATERIALS IN BATTERIES
3.1 CARBON NANOTUBES
3.1.1 Materials overview
3.1.2 Carbon nanotubes in batteries: Properties, applications and companies
3.1.3 Revenues, 2010-2017
3.2 FULLERENES AND POSS
3.2.1 Materials overview
3.2.2 Fullerenes and POSS in batteries: Properties, applications and companies
3.2.3 Revenues, 2010-2017
3.3 GRAPHENE
3.3.1 Materials overview
3.3.2 Graphene in batteries: Properties, applications and companies
3.3.3 Revenues, 2010-2017
3.4 METAL OXIDE NANOPOWDERS
3.4.1 Materials overview
3.4.2 Metal oxide nanopowders in batteries: Properties, applications and companies
3.4.3 Revenues, 2010-2017
3.5 METAL NANOPOWDERS
3.5.1 Materials overview
3.5.2 Metal nanopowders in batteries: Properties, applications and companies
3.5.3 Revenues, 2010-2017
3.6 NANOFIBERS
3.6.1 Materials overview
3.6.2 Nanofibers in batteries: Properties, applications and companies
3.6.3 Revenues, 2010-2017
3.7 NANOPOROUS MATERIALS
3.7.1 Materials overview
3.7.2 Nanoporous materials in batteries: Properties, applications and companies
3.7.3 Revenues, 2010-2017
3.8 NANOWIRES
3.8.1 Materials overview
3.8.2 Nanowires in batteries: Properties, applications and companies
3.8.3 Revenues, 2010-2017

4 COMPANY PROFILES (71 Profiles)
REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Table 1: Market overview for nanomaterials and the battery sector
Figure 1: Global revenues for nanomaterials enabled battery products, by materials type, 2010
Figure 2: Global revenues for nanomaterials enabled battery products, by materials type, 2017
Table 2: Carbon nanotubes in batteries
Figure 3: Global revenues for carbon nanotube enabled battery applications, 2010-2017
Table 3: Fullerenes and POSS in batteries
Figure 4: Global revenues for fullerene and POSS enabled battery applications, 2010-2017
Table 4: Graphene versus nanotubes properties
Table 5: Graphene in batteries
Figure 5: Global revenues for graphene enabled battery applications, 2010-2017
Table 6: Metal oxide nanopowders in batteries
Figure 6: Global revenues for metal oxide nanopowder enabled battery applications, 2010-2017
Table 7: Applications of metal nanopowders in the energy market
Figure 7: Global revenues for metal nanopowder enabled battery applications, 2010-2017
Table 8: Applications of nanofibers in the energy market
Figure 8: Global revenues for nanofiber enabled battery applications, 2010-2017
Table 9: Applications of nanoporous materials in the energy market
Figure 9: Global revenues for nanoporous material enabled battery applications, 2010-2017
Table 10: Applications of nanowires in the energy market
Figure 10: Global revenues for nanowire enabled battery applications, 2010-2017