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From: Tailored separators for diverse batteries: design, modification, and prospects

Figure 1. (A) Schematic illustration of the correlation between TR evolution and separator failure in lithium-ion batteries; (A) are reprinted with permission from Ref^[117], Copyright © 2018 Elsevier; (B) PDA-enabled interfacial bonding between the ceramic coating and the polymer substrate; (B) are reprinted with permission from Ref^[133], Copyright © 2022 Elsevier; (C) Outer PDA-coated ceramic separator with strengthened ceramic-substrate interfacial adhesion; (C) are reprinted with permission from Ref^[134], Copyright © 2016 Royal Society of Chemistry; (D) Mesoporous polyimide separator prepared via the phase inversion method; (D) are reprinted with permission from Ref^[140], Copyright © 2022 American Chemical Society; (E) Coaxial electrospun PAN-core/PVDF-HFP-shell polymer framework with enhanced thermal robustness; (E) are reprinted with permission from Ref^[141], Copyright © 2023 Springer Nature. PD: Polydopamine; PE: polyethylene; PDA: polydopamine; CCS: ceramic coated separator; TR: thermal runaway; PAN: polyacrylonitrile; PVDF-HFP: polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene.