Issue 3, 2024

A review: advancing organic electronics through the lens of ionic liquids and polymerized ionic liquids

Abstract

The technological world has undergone significant progress over the last 60 years through advances in electronics; nonetheless, a lot needs to be accomplished for constructing devices that can toggle between desired functions. This review provides a brief look at recent developments in innovative chemistries involving fine-tuning the molecular properties of polymerized ionic liquids to create new kinds of responsive organic electronic devices, thus highlighting the versatility of polymerized ionic liquids in promising a bright future for advanced organic electronics. This review also reinforces the need to customize materials for contemporary applications, as doing so can improve the functionality of sophisticated devices. In addition, the review sheds light on a novel class of materials referred to as “doubly polymerized ionic liquids”. This class of materials features negligible ionic conductivity, providing a solid groundwork for constructing ion-locked devices that can be used to attain novel technological applications. We anticipate this review will close research gaps and promote discoveries in the fields of organic electronics, polymer chemistry, and polymer physics.

Graphical abstract: A review: advancing organic electronics through the lens of ionic liquids and polymerized ionic liquids

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 12 2023
Accepted
08 4 2024
First published
15 4 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Appl. Polym., 2024,2, 317-355

A review: advancing organic electronics through the lens of ionic liquids and polymerized ionic liquids

S. Arora and N. Verma, RSC Appl. Polym., 2024, 2, 317 DOI: 10.1039/D3LP00269A

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