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China’s pioneering battery scientist says academia and industry must work together to win solid-state revolution
- Chen Liquan, the ‘father of the Chinese lithium battery’, shares his strategy to compete with the West to develop next-generation technology
- Solid-state batteries are expected to charge faster and perform better with fewer safety risks than today’s lithium-ion packs
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A scientist known as the “father of the Chinese lithium battery” has shared his strategy to compete with the West in the race to develop solid-state lithium batteries – a technology that could revolutionise the electric vehicle (EV) market.
Chen Liquan of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said in an interview with China Science Daily this week that “only by seizing the first opportunity can China remain in a proactive position” in the development of solid-state lithium batteries, which he described as the “future of rechargeable battery technology”.
Chen, 84, said battery companies should work with scientific research units and raw material companies to solve scientific, technological and engineering problems.
He called for cooperation between academia, engineering and industry, adding that “basic research and applied research should be closely integrated to accelerate the industrialisation of research results”.
Solid-state batteries are expected to be a game-changing technology, offering considerably faster charging times, better performance and higher safety standards than traditional liquid-state lithium-ion packs.
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