寻求新型锂离子与可充锂空气电池电极材料，特别是探索提高正、负极材料的容量和结构稳定性等，对研发新型能量转化及储存材料具有十分重要的意义。项目针对新型锂电池领域的可控离子迁移与可逆充放电及安全性难点科学问题，通过二次锂电池无机材料的设计优化研究，实现在较温和条件下可控制备具有高容量或高催化活性的多电子反应Mn基氧化物、多孔碳（如石墨、石墨烯、醌类共轭型羰基化合物等）修饰Mn基复合材料、多孔锰（铝、铜）合金负载LixM (M = Na, K, Mg, Ca)轻质合金及碳复合材料，揭示电极材料结构、组成、形貌、尺寸、价态等变化，及材料表面/界面、电荷转移、物质输运等对能量转化与储存性能的影响规律，构筑高容量、长循环稳定性的新型锂电池电极材料与电极结构，研制具有自主知识产权的新型高性能锂离子电池与可充锂空气电池体系，为新型能源转化及储存材料与器件发展提供研究基础和科学依据。

Searching for new electrode materials of Li-ion and rechargeable Li-air batteries, particularly for exploring high capacity and structure stability of the materials for the positive and the negative electrodes, is of high importance for R&D of new energy conversion and storage. Aiming at the difficult scientific problems of selected ion transportation, reversible charge/discharge, and safety of Li batteries, this program will focus on the design optimization of inorganic materials of rechargeable Li batteries, realizing the controlled synthesis and preparation of Mn-based oxides with high capacity and high catalytic activities due to multi-electron reactions, porous carbon (such as graphite/graphine/quinones with conjugated carbonyl compounds) modified Mn-based composite oxides, porous Mn (Al/Cu) alloys loaded LixM (M = Na, K, Mg, Ca) light alloys as well as their composites, revealing the effects of structure, composition, morphologies, sizes, valences, surface/interface, charge transfer, and matter transportation of electrode materials on the properties of energy conversion and storage, constructing the electrode materials and structures of Li batteries with high capacity and long cycling life, developing the system of high-performance Li-ion and Li-air batteries with independent intellectual property rights, and providing the research foundation and scientific basis for the development of materials and devices of new-energy conversion and storage.