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储存技术。几个与材料相关的问题是密集研究的主题。这些问题包括具有增强导电性的电解液的设计和合成，以及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过程的关键。为了让科学界了解当前控制电池技术进步的问题，为交流思想提供平台，并鼓励该领域的新研究方向，将于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协会年会上举办一次专门讨论电池材料的研讨会。作为会议的成果，我们期待着为锂离子电池技术的研究制定一个愿景和重要方向。

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.