Silica/poly(vinylidene fluoride) porous composite membranes for lithium-ion battery separators

The authors thank the FCT (Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia) for financial support under the framework of Strategic Funding grants UID/FIS/04650/2013, UID/EEA/04436/2013 and UID/QUI/0686/2016; and project no. POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028157. The authors also thank the FCT for financial support under grants SFRH/BPD/112547/2015 (C.M.C.) and SFRH/BPD/98109/2013 (V.F.C.) and Nanochem group of INL. Financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) through project MAT2016-76039-C4-3-R (AEI/FEDER, UE) (including FEDER financial support) and from the Basque Government Industry Department under the ELKARTEK and HAZITEK Program is also acknowledged.