Symposium on "Lithium Ion Battery Materials - Current Issues," at Annual Meeting of the American Crystallographic Association

锂离子电池是一种很有前途的电能存储技术。几个与材料有关的问题是激烈研究的主题。这些问题包括设计和合成具有增强导电性的电解质，以及电荷载流子和电极材料之间的相互作用。详细和准确的材料表征是理解这些现象背后的过程的关键。为了向科学界通报控制电池技术进步的当前问题，提供一个思想交流的平台，并激发该领域研究的新方向，2000年7月22日至27日在明尼苏达州圣保罗举行的美国晶体学协会年会上将举行一次专门讨论电池材料的研讨会。本次会议的成果将为锂离子电池技术的研究提供一个远景和重要方向。

The lithium ion battery is a promising technology for electric energy storage. Several materials-related issues are the subjects of intense research. These issues include the design and synthesis of electrolytes with enhanced conductivity, and the interaction between charge carriers and electrode materials. Detailed and accurate materials characterization is key to understanding the processes that underlie these phenomena.To inform the scientific community of the current issues that control the progress of battery technology, to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas, and to stimulate new directions of research in this field, a symposium dedicated to battery materials will be held at the Annual Meeting of the American Crystallographic Association, July 22-27, 2000, in St. Paul, MN. An outcome of the conference we expect to develop a vision and important directions for research in lithium ion battery technology.