Presentations from domestic and foreign experts invited for the conference (continuously updated)

Theme 1: Niobium-Modified High-Performance Cathode Materials

• Role and Mechanism of Niobium in Medium-Nickel Single-Crystal NMC Materials (Prof. Yang-Kook Sun, Hanyang University, South Korea)

• Research and Application of Niobium in Ultra-High-Nickel NMC Cathode Materials (Researcher Huang Xuejie, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory)

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  Deciphering the synergistic mechanism for thermal stability improvement in Ni-rich single-crystal cathode materials via LiNbO₃ coating and Nb⁵⁺ surface doping (Researcher Wang Qingsong, University of Science and Technology of China)

  
  

• Modulation of crystal structures in Ni-rich ternary cathode by Nb modification (Prof. Zhu Yongming, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai)

• Niobium-Tungsten Eutectic Entropy-Assisted Coating Suppresses Strain Propagation in Ultra-High-Nickel Cathodes during Fast Charging (Assistant Professor Zhao Chen, Fudan University)

• Nb-Incorporated NMA Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries (Dr. Li Wangda, TexPower EV Technologies, USA)

• Effect of Niobium Modification on the Morphology and Performance of High-Voltage LiNi₀.₅Mn₁.₅O₄ Cathode Materials (Prof. Xia Yongyao, Fudan University)

• The Role of Niobium in Lithium Manganate (LMO) Cathode Materials (Researcher Hua Weibo, Xi'an Jiaotong University)

• Doping Nb on the performance of LiMnFePO₄ (Prof. Liang Guangchuan, Hebei University of Technology)

• Niobium for Next Generation Cathode: Disordered Rock Salt Oxides (DRX)  (Mr. Li Bin, Deputy General Manager, Wildcat Discovery Technologies, USA)

Theme 2: Niobium-Based Anode Materials and High-Power Batteries

• Tuning Niobium-Based Electrodes for Safer, Faster Batteries (Prof. Liu Meilin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

• Block Configuration Tailoring and Lithim-ion Storage of Shear-Phase Niobium-Based Oixdes (Dr. Jing Panpan, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology)

• TiNb₂O₇-based Niobium Anodes for Low-Temperature, High-Loading, Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries (Prof. Lou Shuaifeng, Harbin Institute of Technology)

• Safe Ultra-Fast Charging Niobium-Based Solutions and Customer Value Proposition (Dr. Wu Jianshen, Echion Technologies, UK)

• Rapid Chargeable 3V-Class Niobium-Based Oxide Anode Battery With High-Voltage and Co-Free Cathode Material (Dr. Yasuhiro Harada, Toshiba Corporation, Japan)

• Super fast charging Super Batteries for extreme high power applications specifically for AI data centres (Dr. Linus Froböse, Skeleton Technologies, Estonia)

Theme 3: Niobium-Based/Modified Solid-State Electrolytes and Solid-State Battery Interface Engineering

• Improving Electrochemical Performance of Sulfide-Based All-Solid-State Batteries by Understanding and Designing Cathode/Electrolyte Interfaces (Researcher Zhang Lianqi, Tianjin University of Technology)

• Challenges of Key Materials for Solid-State Batteries and Application Practice of Niobium (Dr. Liu Yafei, Dean, Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co., Ltd.)

• Research Progress on Lithium-Rich Manganese-Based Materials and the Application of Niobium (Prof. Yu Haijun, Beijing University of Technology)

• Cathode Materials and Solid Electrolyte Design for All-Solid-State Batteries and Their Industrial Production (Dr. Zhang Weidong, Xiamen Tungsten New Energy Materials Co., Ltd.)

• The Key Role and Multifunctional Modifications of Niobium in All-Solid-State Battery Electrolytes (Prof. Zhao Guowei, Huanggang Normal University)

• Sulfide/Halide Solid Electrolyte Materials with Niobium doping (Prof. Zhang Long, Fujian Normal University)

• Research on the Application of Nb in Halide and Sulfide Solid-State Electrolytes (Assoc. Prof. Wang Qingtao, Northwest Normal University)

• Research Progress and Practice of Niobium in Sodium-Ion Solid-State Batteries (Prof. Zhao Yufeng, Shanghai University)

• Ultra-Thin Niobium Coating to Enhance Next Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Materials Available at Industrial Scale (Dr. Roderik Colen, CEO, Powall, Netherlands)