Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center

The Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center (Chinese: 长三角物理研究中心; also known by the short form IOPLY) is a research and technology-transfer institution based at No. 1 Zhongguancun Avenue in Liyang, Jiangsu Province, China. It is closely associated with the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and functions as a bridge between fundamental physics research and industrial application in the Yangtze River Delta region. The center operates a set of public technology platforms that provide shared research and development infrastructure. According to its official website, these include a public technology platform, a solar-cell public technology platform, an advanced metal materials and devices public technology platform, a sodium-ion battery technology innovation platform, and a medical applied physics public technology platform. It also hosts the BASF–Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center Joint Research Center for New Energy Vehicles and Energy Storage (BIRC), a collaboration with the chemical company BASF. The center reports four public technology R&D platforms, three academician-level experts, 164 patent applications, 11 incubated companies, and 12 scientist studios. Among the companies associated with its ecosystem are Liyang Tianmu Xiandao Battery Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Weilan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhongke Haina Technology Co., Ltd. — all linked to advanced battery and energy-storage materials. Its activities span scientific communication, technical services, and cooperation and exchange. The center runs public open days, hosts summer schools such as the Fourth Yangtze River Delta University Student Physics and Interdisciplinary Summer School organized by the Institute of Physics, CAS, and participates in local innovation programs such as the Changzhou Open Innovation Course and the "New Energy Pioneer" science and innovation training camp. Its research teams, including those led by Wu Fan and Li Hong, have published work on solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and electrochemical energy storage in journals such as Nature Energy, Advanced Materials, and Energy & Environmental Science. As a relatively young institution, the center does not appear to be publicly listed, and its ownership structure is not fully detailed in the available sources. It is best understood as a research-platform and incubation brand within China's new-energy and materials innovation landscape, anchored in Liyang and connected to the broader Chinese Academy of Sciences network.

The Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center is a research and technology-transfer institution located in Liyang, Jiangsu Province, China, at No. 1 Zhongguancun Avenue. It is associated with the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is part of a broader effort to connect fundamental physics research with industrial application in the Yangtze River Delta, one of China's most economically dynamic regions. The center has developed a portfolio of shared public technology platforms. Its official website lists a public technology platform, a solar-cell public technology platform, an advanced metal materials and devices public technology platform, a sodium-ion battery technology innovation platform, and a medical applied physics public technology platform. These platforms are designed to serve researchers and companies working on energy storage, photovoltaics, advanced materials, and medical physics. A notable collaboration is the BASF–Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center Joint Research Center for New Energy Vehicles and Energy Storage (BIRC), established with the German chemical company BASF. This joint center focuses on new-energy vehicle and energy-storage technologies, reflecting the region's strong automotive and battery industry cluster. The center also functions as an incubator. Its website reports 11 incubated companies, including Liyang Tianmu Xiandao Battery Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Weilan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhongke Haina Technology Co., Ltd. These companies are active in battery materials and next-generation battery technologies such as sodium-ion and solid-state batteries. The center further hosts 12 scientist studios, which appear to be dedicated research groups led by individual scientists, and reports 164 patent applications and three academician-level experts. In terms of scientific output, research teams associated with the center have published in high-profile journals. For example, a team led by Wu Fan published work in Nature Energy on a sulfide all-solid-state battery achieving 20C (14.64 mA/cm2) and 30,000 cycles; other work covered liquid metal electrodes for electrochemical energy storage, sulfide solid electrolytes, and high-performance sodium-ion battery cathode materials. A team led by Rong Xiaohui published on high-entropy all-solid-state polymer electrolytes and in-situ plastic-crystal-coated sodium battery cathodes. These publications indicate an active research program in solid-state and sodium-ion batteries. The center engages in science communication and education. It hosts public open days and summer schools, including the Fourth Yangtze River Delta University Student Physics and Interdisciplinary Summer School organized by the Institute of Physics, CAS, held in July 2023. It also participated in the 2023 Changzhou Open Innovation Course and the "New Energy Pioneer" science and innovation training camp in March 2023. Procurement notices on its website, dated 2026, list equipment such as laser thermal conductivity meters, laser direct-writing systems, broadband electrical analysis equipment, vector network analyzers, and electrochemical differential mass spectrometry systems, suggesting ongoing expansion of its experimental capabilities. The center's exact founding year, ownership structure, and legal status are not specified in the available evidence. It is not known to be publicly listed. It operates as a research and incubation platform within China's new-energy innovation ecosystem.

• Series of research progress achieved on high-voltage aqueous lithium-ion energy storage batteries

• Wu Fan scientist studio publishes on high-safety, wide-temperature, micro-external-pressure, dendrite-free sulfide-based lithium batteries

• Rong Xiaohui scientist studio publishes on high-entropy all-solid-state polymer electrolytes in Advanced Materials

• Wu Fan elected deputy secretary of the 17th Changzhou Communist Youth League Committee

• Suo Liumin scientist studio construction update

• Wu Fan and Li Hong research teams selected among Top 20 most-followed energy research works

• Rong Xiaohui scientist studio construction update

• 2023 Changzhou Open Innovation Course and 'New Energy Pioneer' science and innovation training camp held at the center

• Rong Xiaohui scientist studio publishes on in-situ plastic-crystal-coated high-performance sodium battery cathode materials in ACS Energy Letters

• Wu Fan scientist studio publishes in EES on fast-charging all-solid-state battery with 3-minute charge and 30,000 cycles

• Deepening science-education integration and collaborative talent cultivation

• IOPLY Public Open Day concluded successfully

• Rong Xiaohui scientist studio publishes on high-performance sodium-ion battery converting surface residual alkali into solid electrolyte in Advanced Materials

• Wu Fan team publishes in Nature Energy on 20C (14.64 mA/cm2), 30,000-cycle sulfide all-solid-state battery

• Sodium battery public technology platform construction update

• Wu Fan team publishes on liquid metal electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and on solid-liquid interface compatibility of sulfide solid electrolytes with organic liquid electrodes

• Fourth Yangtze River Delta University Student Physics and Interdisciplinary Summer School held

A research-platform and incubation brand linking physics research to new-energy and advanced-materials industry in the Yangtze River Delta.

• Public technology platform

• Solar-cell public technology platform

• Advanced metal materials and devices public technology platform

• Sodium-ion battery technology innovation platform

• Medical applied physics public technology platform

• BASF–Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center Joint Research Center for New Energy Vehicles and Energy Storage (BIRC)

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