Choi, Wonseok Abraham, Amith Ko, Jongkuk Son, Jeong Gon Cho, Jinhan Sang, Byoung-In Yeom, Bongjun 2024-01-19T11:33:51Z 2024-01-19T11:33:51Z 2022-07-14 2022-07 1944-8244 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/114902 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. English American Chemical Society Anisotropic Alignment of Bacterial Nanocellulose Ionogels for Unconventionally High Combination of Stiffness and Damping Article 10.1021/acsami.2c05500 1 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, v.14, no.26, pp.30056 - 30066 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14 26 30056 30066 N scie scopus 000818773200001 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science Article MELTING-POINT DEPRESSION IONIC LIQUIDS HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY CELLULOSE COMPOSITE POLYMERIZATION SURFACE GELS ELECTROLYTE DEFORMATION bacterial nanocellulose ionogel alignment dynamic mechanical property ionic conductivity