title: Porous membranes in secondary battery technologies.
abstract: Secondary batteries have received huge attention due to their attractive features in applications of large-scale energy storage and portable electronic devices, as well as electrical vehicles. In a secondary battery, a membrane plays the role of separating the anode and cathode to prevent the occurrence of a short circuit, while allowing the transport of charge carriers to achieve a complete circuit. The properties of a membrane will largely determine the performance of a battery. In this article, we review the research and development progress of porous membranes in secondary battery technologies, such as lithium-based batteries together with flow batteries. The preparation methods as well as the required properties of porous membranes in different secondary battery technologies will be elucidated thoroughly and deeply. Most importantly, this review will mainly focus on the optimization and modification of porous membranes in different secondary battery systems. And various modifications on commercial porous membranes along with novel membrane materials are widely discussed and summarized. This review will help to optimize the membrane material for different secondary batteries, and favor the understanding of the preparation-structure-performance relationship of porous membranes in different secondary batteries. Therefore, this review will provide an extensive, comprehensive and professional reference to design and construct high-performance porous membranes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Energy Storage, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China. lixianfeng@dicp.ac.cn zhanghm@dicp.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhizhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yuyue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hongzhang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Huamin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xianfeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li