Pure Inorganic Separator for Lithium Ion Batteries

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 738 - 742
• Main Authors: He, Meinan, Zhang, Xinjie, Jiang, Kuiyang, Wang, Joe, Wang, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 14.01.2015
• Subjects: thermostability; Li-ion batteries; inorganic separator

Battery safety is critical for many applications including portable electronics, hybrid and electric vehicles, and grid storage. For lithium ion batteries, the conventional polymer based separator is unstable at 120 °C and above. In this research, we have developed a pure aluminum oxide nanowire bas...