Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05500
Keywords
bacterial nanocellulose; ionogel; alignment; dynamic mechanical property; ionic conductivity
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT) [NRF2021R1A2C4002523, NRF-2022R1A5A1032539]
- Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP)
- Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea [20202020800330]
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This study reports aligned bacterial nanocellulose ionogel films that exhibit high stiffness, high energy dissipation, and high ionic conductivity. The aligned ionogel films overcome the mechanical limits of traditional materials and show potential for advanced electrochemical devices.
Ionogels are emerging materials for advanced electrochemical devices; however, their mechanical instability to external stresses has raised concerns about their safety. This study reports aligned bacterial nanocellulose (BC) ionogel films swelled with the model ionic liquid (IL) of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMImBF(4)) for an unprecedented combination of high stiffness and high energy dissipation without significant loss of ionic conductivity. The aligned BC ionogel films are prepared through wet-state stretching methods, followed by drying and swelling by ILs. The aligned ionogel films exhibit significantly improved dynamic mechanical properties, overcoming the mechanical conventional limit of traditional materials by 2.0 times at 25 degrees C and by a maximum of 4.0 times at 0 degrees C. Additionally, the same samples exhibit relatively high ionic conductivities of 0.16 mS cm(-1) at 20 degrees C and 0.45 mS cm(-1) at 60 degrees C with storage moduli over 10 GPa. The synergistic effect of the mechanical reinforcements by alignment of the BC nanofibers and the plasticizing effects by ILs could be attributed to the significant enhancement of dynamic mechanical properties and the retention of ionic conductivities. These results will lead to a deeper understanding of the material design for mechanically superior ionogel systems with increasing demands for advanced electronic and electrochemical devices.
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