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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Polymer Science

Background:

  • Traditional liquid electrolytes in electrochromic devices (ECDs) suffer from volatility, toxicity, and leakage issues.
  • Current ionogel fabrication methods are complex, often requiring substantial gelator amounts, leading to low ionic conductivity and suboptimal ECD performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop highly conductive supramolecular ionogels using a low-molecular-weight gelator for enhanced ECD functionality.
  • To investigate the electrochromic performance of ECDs utilizing these novel ionogels.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of supramolecular ionogels (DBS-G) by directly solidifying ionic liquids with a low content (5 wt%) of a low-molecular-weight gelator.
  • Integration of DBS-G ionogels with electrochromic materials (thiophene-based polymers, viologen derivatives, ferrocene) to construct multi-layer ECDs.
  • Characterization of ionogel properties (ionic conductivity, optical transmittance, self-healing) and ECD performance (optical contrast, response time, stability, temperature range).

Main Results:

  • The fabricated DBS-G ionogel demonstrated high ionic conductivity (3.12 mS cm⁻¹) and optical transmittance (>86%), comparable to pure ionic liquids.
  • ECDs utilizing DBS-G exhibited electrochromic performance on par with ionic liquid electrolytes and superior to those using polymer gelators.
  • The ionogels enabled flexible ECD fabrication with good performance and stability under bending conditions, operating effectively between -25 °C and 80 °C.

Conclusions:

  • Highly conductive supramolecular ionogels can be efficiently fabricated using minimal low-molecular-weight gelators.
  • These ionogels significantly enhance electrochromic device performance, offering self-healing, broad temperature operation, and flexibility.
  • The developed ionogels represent a promising advancement for next-generation electrochromic devices.