Battery Separators: Superlattice Crystals-Mimic, Flexible/Functional Ceramic Membranes: Beyond Polymeric Battery Separators (Adv. Energy Mater. 24/2015)

In article number 1500954 Sang-Young Lee and co-workers present the superlattice crystals-mimic, flexible/functional ceramic membrane as a new ceramic-driven material/architecture opportunity for next-generation high-performance battery separators. The structural uniqueness and Mn2+-chelating ability of the ceramic membrane (composed of close-packed, thiol groups-containing silica particles spatially besieged by the electrospun nanofiber skeleton) enable an unprecedented improvement in the membrane properties and cell performance far beyond those accessible with conventional polymeric separators.