Abstract: Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China organizes “nano science and technology” key implementation project in Feb. 2016 and releases the annual project declaration Guide. Totally 43 projects focusing on seven different research areas are announced in Jun. 2016. A research team led by Prof. PENG Dongliang from Xiamen University with the project title of “Basic research on high efficiency energy storage devices based on nanostructured materials” has been funded. In this project, scientific and technological issues concerning advanced lithium ion batteries will be studied, aiming to greatly improve their energy density (400 W·h/kg) and cycling stability (500 cycles).

Key words: nanostructured electrode materials, solid-state electrolytes, lithium storage mechanism, advanced lithium ion batteries