Effect of Oxide Nanoparticles on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Table 1

Fibre diameter distribution of electrospun membranes.

Polymer	Nanoadditive	Average diameter ± standard deviation (nm)
PEO	—	370 ± 50
	5 wt% SiO2	380 ± 70
	10 wt% SiO2	420 ± 80^a
	5 wt% SnO2	370 ± 60
	10 wt% SnO2	400 ± 50^a
PVDF-CTFE	—	280 ± 70
	5 wt% SiO2	310 ± 90^b
	10 wt% SiO2	370 ± 150^b
	5 wt% SnO2	240 ± 70^b

^aversus PEO 𝑃<0.05 
^bversus PVDF-CTFE 𝑃<0.05.