Facile Synthesis and Charaterization of Silica Nanoscale Ionic Materials

A series of silica nanoscale materials（NIMs） were prepared through a facile acid-base neutralization. These silica derivatives consist of a nanosilica core, a charged corana（sulfonic acid SIT） attatched to the core, and an oppositely charged canopy （PEG-substituted tertiary amines） to balance the corona. By selecting proper canopy such as surface-functionalized, silica can behave viscous liquid in the absence of any solvent at room temperature. DSC results indicated the melting temperature and glass transition of the derivatives were slightly lower than those of the neat polymer canopy, indicating strong interaction between the core and PEG-substituted tertiary amine.

A Review on Soft Ionic Touch Point Sensors

A touch sensor is an essential component in meeting the growing demand for human-machine interfaces.These sensors have been developed in wearable,attachable,and even implantable forms to acquire a wide range of information from humans.To be applied to the human body,sensors are required to be biocompatible and not restrict the natural movement of the body.Ionic materials are a promising candidate for soft touch sensors due to their outstanding properties,which include high stretchability,transparency,ionic conductivity,and biocompatibility.Here,this review discusses the unique features of soft ionic touch point sensors,focusing on the ionic material and its key role in the sensor.The touch sensing mechanisms include piezocapacitive,piezoresistive,surface capacitive,piezoelectric,and triboelectric and triboresistive sensing.This review analyzes the implementation hurdles and future research directions of the soft ionic touch sensors for their transformative potential.

Stimuli-Responsive Organic Ultralong Phosphorescent Materials with Complete Biodegradability for Sustainable Information Encryption

Constructingeco-friendlystimuli-responsivephosphorescence materials remains challenging and fascinating.Herein,we use natural cellulose as the rawmaterial to prepare pH-responsive room-temperature phosphorescent(RTP)materials with excellent biodegradability by introducing anionic structures.The introduction of a phenylcarboxylate substituent not only promotes intersystem crossing but also brings about electrostatic-attractive and strong hydrogenbonding interactions,which enhance the intermolecular chain interactions.Therefore,the obtained anionic cellulose derivatives containing phenylcarboxylate groups exhibit ultra-long RTP.More intriguingly,these cellulose-based phosphorescent materials have a distinctive pH-responsive behavior.Under acidic conditions,the carboxylate is converted into the carboxylic acid,resulting in phosphorescence quenching.This process is reversible.Moreover,the obtained cellulosebased phosphorescent materials have excellent processability and can be easily processed into various material forms,such as film,coating,and pattern,by using eco-friendly aqueous solution processing strategies.Such proof-of-concept biomass-based phosphorescent materials with unique pH-responsive behavior and excellent processability have a huge potential in information encryption,advanced anti-counterfeiting,and food monitoring.

Viologen derivatives with extendedπ-conjugation structures:From supra-/molecular building blocks to organic porous materials

Recently,increasing atte ntion has been paid on extending theπ-conjugation structures ofviologens(1,1’-disubstituted-4,4’-bipyridylium salts)by incorporating planar aromatic units into the bipyridinium backbones.Various viologen derivative s with extendedπ-conjugation structures have been synthesized,including the N-termini aromatic substituted viologens,the extendedπ-conjugated viologens(denoted as ECVs)as well as theπ-conjugated oligomeric viologens(denoted as COVs).These compounds typically exhibit interesting properties distinguished from those of an isolated viologen unit,which make them as new class of electron deficient supra-/molecular building blocks in supramolecular chemistry and materials science.In this review,we would like to highlight the recent advances of viologen derivatives with extendedπ-conjugation structures in versatile applications ranging from electrochromic and energy storage materials,the ECV/COV-based supramolecular self-assembly systems including the linear supramolecular polymers and 2D/3D supramolecular organic frameworks(SOFs),to the viologen-based covalent organic frameworks(COFs)/networks.We hope this review will serve as an in-time summary worthy of referring,more importantly,to provide inspiration in the rational design of novel molecules with unexplored properties and functions.

Quasi-Solid Thermoelectrics for Wearable Low-Grade Energy Harvesting

Ionic thermoelectricity(i-TE),as a new energy conversion and storage technology,has been widely discussed by the academic community.As one of the representatives of low-grade thermal energy recovery,i-TE has made remarkable progress and become an influential research direction in the energy field.Among them,thermoelectric ionogels have a wide range of applications in the field of energy recovery and utilization due to their excellent flexibility,stability,and thermoelectric conversion ability,providing many application possibilities for such materials.The development of highly efficient and stable ionic thermoelectric devices is largely dependent on the development of new materials and structural designs.This paper focuses on the recent strategies for improving the efficiency of thermoelectric conversion in the field of ionic thermoelectric gels,including new methods for material design,structural optimization,and innovative developments in the application of thermoelectric materials.The evaluation indicators of thermoelectric conversion efficiency are discussed,including ionic thermal voltage,ionic conductivity and power output,ductility,and self-healing properties.Additionally,various application devices based on thermoelectric materials with excellent thermoelectric conversion properties are highlighted.Further,different challenges and strategies that need to be addressed are presented in the hope of providing inspiration and guidance for the commercialization of i-TE.

Structure and transport properties of zirconia crystals co-doped by scandia,ceria and yttria

This work is a study of the effect of co-doping(ZrO_(2))_(0.9)(Sc_(2)O_(3))_(0.1)solid solution with yttria and/or ceria on the phase composition,local structure and transport properties of the crystals.The solid solution crystals were grown using directional melt crystallization in cold crucible.We show that ceria co-doping of the crystals does not stabilize the high-temperature cubic phase in the entire crystal bulk,unlike yttria codoping.Ceria co-doping of the(ZrO_(2))_(0.9)(Sc_(2)O_(3))_(0.1)crystals increases their conductivity,whereas the addition of 1 mol.%yttria tangibly reduces the conductivity.Equimolar co-doping of the(ZrO_(2))0.9(-Sc_(2_O_(3))0.1 crystals with ceria and yttria changes the conductivity but slightly.Optical spectroscopy of the local structure of the crystals identified different types of optical centers.We found that the fraction of the trivalent cations having a vacancy in the first coordination sphere in the ceria co-doped crystals is smaller compared with that in the yttria co-doped crystals.