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Super-stretchable and extreme temperature-tolerant supramolecular-polymer double-network eutectogels with ultrafast <i>in situ</i> adhesion and flexible electrochromic behaviour

Kaifang Wang, Hai Wang, Jingjing Li, Yujia Liang, Xiao‐Qiao Xie, Junpeng Liu, Chaonan Gu, Yunfei Zhang, Guo Zhang, Chun‐Sen Liu

2021Materials Horizons135 citationsDOI

Abstract

underwater and low-temperature (-80 °C) adhesion, and unusual boiling water-resistance, as well as strong base-, strong acid- (even aqua regia), ultra-low-temperature- (liquid nitrogen, -196 °C), and high-temperature- (200 °C) resistance. All these outstanding properties strongly recommend the SP-DN eutectogels as a quasi-solid electrolyte for soft electrochromic devices, which exhibited exceptional flexibility and consistent electrochromic behaviours in harsh mechanical or temperature environments. The experimental and simulation results uncovered the assembly mechanism of the SP-DN eutectogels. Unlike polymer hydrogels, the obtained SP-DN eutectogels showed high molecular design freedom and structural versatility. The findings of this work offer a promising strategy for developing the next generation of mechanically robust and functionally integrated soft materials with high environmental adaptability.

Topics & Concepts

Materials scienceElectrochromismSelf-healing hydrogelsPolymerNanotechnologyToughnessSupramolecular chemistryChemical engineeringMoleculeComposite materialElectrodePolymer chemistryChemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryConducting polymers and applicationsTransition Metal Oxide NanomaterialsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials