Research and development of advanced battery materials in China

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-O-2, 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.