Recent Advances in Ionogels
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 1925
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ionogels; polymer electrolytes; interpenetrating polymer networks; electrochemical devices; polymeric ionic liquids
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ionogels are biphasic materials consisting of an ionic liquid confined in a solid network. This solid network can be organic or inorganic. The greatest component of ionogels is an ionic liquid, and ionogels present a bicontinuous solid and liquid interface. They combine the properties of the ionic liquid and the solid confining network. While the former confers to the ionogel a dynamic close to that of a true liquid, with a negligible saturated vapor pressure, a high thermal stability, a high ionic conductivity and a large electrochemical window, the latter confers to the ionogel a solid state with potentially good mechanical properties. By a reasoned choice of the nature and of the respective proportions of their components, the properties of ionogels can be optimized. Moreover, the confinement of ionic liquids can lead to an advantageous modification of their properties, particularly their phase change temperature. These different properties make ionogels attractive for a wide range of applications where ionic transport, solid-state processing, extreme operating conditions (high temperature, low pressure, large electrochemical window, etc.) are desirable: energy storage devices (supercapacitors, batteries), sensors, actuators, ionics, drug delivery, etc.
This Special Issue entitled "Recent Advances in Ionogels" is devoted to recent developments in ionogels, from fundamental aspects to applications. Synthesis, characterization, modeling and applications will be discussed.
Dr. Giao T.M. Nguyen
Prof. Dr. Jean Le Bideau
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ionogels
- synthesis and characterization
- structure–property relation
- dynamic properties
- modelling
- applications
