Research and development of advanced battery materials in China

doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2019.05.019

Energy Storage Materials

Volume 23, December 2019, Pages 144-153

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Abstract

Batteries have experienced fast growing interests driven by new demands for covering a wide spectrum of application fields. The update of batteries heavily relies on materials innovation where the involvement of governments, research entities, and manufacturers will accelerate the course. In this perspective, we present an overview of the research and development of advanced battery materials made in China, covering Li-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries, solid-state batteries and some promising types of Li-S, Li-O₂, Li-CO₂ batteries, all of which have been achieved remarkable progress. In particular, most of the research work was under the support of the Strategic Priority Research Program, launched by Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013. Based on the current status, the roadmap of the battery development within the next decade is provided to suggest possible directions for the future research.

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New demands drive advanced battery development

The development of batteries has already been more than 200 years dating back to the invention of first copper-zinc primary battery in 1799. After that various battery types gradually appeared, among which rechargeable batteries were captured widespread attention due to the fact that they can store electricity in chemicals and release it in terms of users' demands. Actually, since the born of vehicles people have imagined to power them by batteries, where the comprehensive performance,

Li-ion batteries (LIBs)

In response to the desired demand on long driving distance of electric vehicles, recent research activities on LIBs mainly focus on the further improvement of energy density through materials innovation for key components.

High-capacity or high-voltage cathode materials are the first consideration to realize the goal. Among various cathode materials, layered oxides represented by LiMO₂ can produce a large theoretical capacity of more than 270 mAh/g and a comparatively high working voltage above

Roadmap for advanced battery in the next decade

Nearly 30 years after the commercialization of LIBs, rechargeable batteries have profoundly changed our lives, extending the application from portable electronics to electric vehicles to grid storage for stationary applications. The diverse demands stimulate the development of new battery prototypes, such as NIB, SSB, Li-S, Li-O₂, Li-CO₂, etc. Even rapid advances have been achieved, the continuous quest for a better battery promotes the constant progress of battery technology. Based on the

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Y5JC011E21, 51725206, 51421002, 51861165201), National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFB0100100), National Key Technologies R&D Program of China (2016YFB0901500), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA21070500), Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (Z181100004718008) and Beijing Natural Science Fund-Haidian Original Innovation Joint Fund (L182056).

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Research and development of advanced battery materials in China

Abstract

Section snippets

New demands drive advanced battery development

Li-ion batteries (LIBs)

Roadmap for advanced battery in the next decade

Acknowledgements

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Energy Storage Mater.

Solid State Ionics

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Energy Storage Mater.

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Nano Energy

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Engineering

Energy Storage Mater.

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