Ion Gel Research Articles

Co-electrodeposited poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)-multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) hybrid electrodes based solid-state supercapacitors using ionic liquid gel electrolyte for energy storage with pulsed power capabilities

Electrochemical and energy storage properties of poly(styrene sulfonate) doped poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT:PSS) conducting polymer hybridized with the multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are studied as solid-state supercapacitor with anion-doped ionic liquid (IL) gel electrolyte. The PEDOT: PSS-MWCNT composite electrodes were formed by co-electrodeposition using sequential 4 mA cm−2 current density with 10 ms current pulses in an aqueous medium with highly dispersed MWCNTs using Na-dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant, PSS dopant (10–20 %) and EDOT monomer. Raman spectral study confirms with ≤10%PSS, the MWCNTs are moored into PEDOT chains via covalent bonding with carbons at α and β-position as PEDOT grows over flexible graphite substrate. Specific capacitance of 138 F g−1 discerned from cyclic voltammetry in IL-gel electrolyte is higher than reported in liquid electrolytes and chemically polymerized electrodes. Electrical double layer (EDL) capacitance analysis shows high 71.2 mF cm−2 contribution originated from MWCNTs with 10 % PSS, and slightly lower 48.8 mF cm−2 with 20 % PSS. The performance optimized PEDOT: PSS (10 %)- MWCNT (1 mg) based supercapacitors show large (43 %) access to the electroactive nanoporous surface regions contributing to capacitive charge and 57 % electrode has access to charge storage via diffusion limited Faradaic process. Nyquist plots analyzed for Warburg coefficient show minimal charge transfer resistance unimpacted by ionic diffusion. From the frequency response of the real and imaginary impedances pulsed power is assessed as 6.33 kW kg−1 at energy density 3.43 Wh kg−1. Charge-discharge behavior of optimized supercapacitor over 0.05–2.0 A g−1 current densities is triangular, highly symmetrical. Ragone plot shows high energy density of 7.7 Wh kg−1 at specific power 5.3 kW kg−1 plateauing out to 4.4 Wh kg−1 at higher specific power of 11.5 kW kg−1. Charge-discharge cycle analysis shows merely 20 % loss of specific capacitance by ∼500 cycles largely stabilizing for over 2000 cycles while the Coulomb efficiency remaining invariant at 95 %.

Ionic Gel Based Multifunctional Sensor for Body Temperature Monitoring and Joint Motion Detection

Flexible temperature and strain sensors are key components of wearable devices for healthcare monitoring. Currently, the insufficient precision, undesirable mechanical properties, and the cross interference between different external stimuli are still bottleneck problems for flexible sensors especially in body temperature and human motion monitoring. Herein, an ionic gel based on ionic liquids (ILs) and commercial thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) fiber is fabricated via a feasible and scalable immersion method for temperature and strain multifunctional sensing. Wearable sensor based on ionic gel exhibits high temperature sensitivity (2.73% ◦C−1) and sufficient resolution (0.1 ◦C) in the skin temperature range. Meanwhile, the sensor exhibits linear and stable strain sensing performance and has the ability to respond to tiny strains. More importantly, the multifunctional fiber‐like sensor is easy to integrate with traditional textile, which is beneficial to solve the wearability problems such as discomfort and impermeability in practical applications. Notably, the stimulus caused by strain can be almost avoided by sewing smart fibers into S‐shape during the temperature monitoring, which helps decouple the temperature and strain signals. As prepared intelligent textiles can accurately capture small fluctuations in temperature and detect the action amplitude of the human body, which is important for disease prediction and rehabilitation training of patients.

Multimodal Wearable Ionoskins Enabling Independent Recognition of External Stimuli Without Crosstalk.

Wearable ionoskins are one of the representative examples of the many useful applications offered by deformable stimuli-responsive sensory platforms. Herein, ionotronic thermo-mechano-multimodal response sensors are proposed, which can independently detect changes in temperature and mechanical stimuli without crosstalk. For this purpose, mechanically robust, thermo-responsive ion gels composed of poly(styrene-ran-n-butyl methacrylate) (PS-r-PnBMA, copolymer gelator) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethyl sulfonyl)imide ([BMI][TFSI], ionic liquid) are prepared. The optical transmittance change arising from the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phenomenon between PnBMA and [BMI][TFSI] is exploited to track the external temperature, creating a new concept of the temperature coefficient of transmittance (TCT). The TCT of this system (-11.5% °C-1 ) is observed to be more sensitive to temperature fluctuations than the conventional metric of temperature coefficient of resistance. The tailoring molecular characteristics of gelators selectively improved the mechanical robustness of the gel, providing an additional application opportunity for strain sensors. This functional sensory platform, which is attached to a robot finger, can successfully detect thermal and mechanical environmental changes through variations in the optical (transmittance) and electrical (resistance) properties of the ion gel, respectively, indicating the high practicality of on-skin multimodal wearable sensors.

Graphene-Enhanced Ion Transport in Dual-Conducting Composite Films of Polyacetylene and an Imidazolium Iodide Ionic Liquid

Dual-conducting polymer films were synthesized by dispersing graphene in an aqueous solution of poly(vinyl alcohol) and 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide ([C3mim]I) ionic liquid and thermally converting the poly(vinyl alcohol) to polyene in the presence of hydroiodic acid catalyst. The electrical and mechanical properties of the resulting free-standing films of the nanocomposite, containing different concentrations of graphene, were analyzed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), respectively. Nyquist plots (imaginary vs real components of the frequency-dependent impedance) showed two characteristic arcs representing the composite's electronic and ionic conduction pathways. The conductivity values corresponding to both charge transport mechanisms increased with temperature and the graphene concentration. The enhancement in electronic conductivity is expected because of graphene's high electron mobility. Interestingly, ionic conductivity also showed a significant increase with graphene concentration, approximately triple the extent of the rise in the electronic conductivity, even though the loss and storage moduli of the films increased. (Generally, a higher modulus results in lower ionic conductivities in ionic gels.) Molecular dynamics simulations of the three-component system provided some insights into this unusual behavior. Mean square displacement data showed that the diffusion of the iodide anions was relatively isotropic. The iodide diffusion coefficient was higher in a blend with 5 vol % graphene than in blends with 3 vol % graphene or no graphene. The improvement is attributed to the interfacial effects of the graphene on the free volume of the blend. Furthermore, an exclusion of the iodide ions from the vicinity of graphene was observed in the radial distribution function analysis. The increase in the effective concentration of iodide due to this exclusion and the increase in its diffusion coefficient because of the excess free volume are the primary reasons for the observed enhancement in ionic conductivity by adding graphene.

Ambipolar Thickness-Dependent Thermoelectric Measurements of WSe2.

Thermoelectric materials can harvest electrical energy from temperature gradients, and could play a role as power supplies for sensors and other devices. Here, we characterize fundamental in-plane electrical and thermoelectric properties of layered WSe2 over a range of thicknesses, from 10 to 96 nm, between 300 and 400 K. The devices are electrostatically gated with an ion gel, enabling us to probe both electron and hole regimes over a large range of carrier densities. We extract the highest n- and p-type Seebeck coefficients for thin-film WSe2, -500 and 950 μV/K respectively, reported to date at room temperature. We also emphasize the importance of low substrate thermal conductivity on such lateral thermoelectric measurements, improving this platform for future studies on other nanomaterials.

Mechanically Robust and Room Temperature Self-Healing Ionogel Based on Ionic Liquid Inhibited Reversible Reaction of Disulfide Bonds.

Although highly desired, it is difficult to develop mechanically robust and room temperature self-healing ionic liquid-based gels (ionogels), which are very promising for next-generation stretchable electronic devices. Herein, it is discovered that the ionic liquid significantly reduces the reversible reaction rate of disulfide bonds without altering its thermodynamic equilibrium constant via small molecule model reaction and activation energy evolution of the dissociation of the dynamic network. This inhibitory effect would reduce the dissociated units in the dynamic polymeric network, beneficial for the strength of the ionogel. Furthermore, aromatic disulfide bonds with high reversibility are embedded in the polyurethane to endow the ionogel with superior room temperature self-healing performance. Isocyanates with an asymmetric alicyclic structure are chosen to provide optimal exchange efficiencies for the embedded disulfide bonds relative to aromatic and linear aliphatic. Carbonyl-rich poly(ethylene-glycol-adipate) diols are selected as soft segments to provide sufficient interaction sites for ionic liquids to endow the ionogel with high transparency, stretchability, and elasticity. Finally, a self-healing ionogel with a tensile strength of 1.65±0.08MPa is successfully developed, which is significantly higher than all the reported transparent room temperature self-healing ionogel and its application in a 3D printed stretchable numeric keyboard is exemplified.

Bioderived Ionic Liquids with Alkaline Metal Ions for Transient Ionics.

Choline lactate, an ionic liquid composed of bioderived materials, offers an opportunity to develop biodegradable electrochemical devices. Although ionic liquids possess large potential windows, high conductivity, and are nonvolatile, they do not exhibit electrochemical characteristics such as intercalation pseudocapacitance, redox pseudocapacitance, and electrochromism. Herein, bioderived ionic liquids are developed, including metal ions, Li, Na, and Ca, to yield ionic liquid with electrochemical behavior. Differential scanning calorimetry results reveal that the ionic liquids remained in liquid state from 230.42 to 373.15 K. The conductivities of the ionic liquids with metal are lower than those of the pristine ionic liquid, whereas the capacitance change negligibly. A protocol of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 301C modified MITI test (I) confirms that the pristine ionic liquid and ionic liquids with metal are readily biodegradable. Additionally, an ionic gel comprising the ionic liquid and poly(vinyl alcohol) is biodegradable. An electrochromic device is developed using an ionic liquid containing Li ions. The device successfully changes color at -2.5V, demonstrating the intercalation of Li ions into the WO3 crystal. The results suggest that the electrochemically active ionic liquids have potential for the development of environmentally benign devices, sustainable electronics, and bioresorbable/implantable devices.

A High-Performance Li-O2/Air Battery System with Dual Redox Mediators in the Hydrophobic Ionic Liquid-Based Gel Polymer Electrolyte

Lithium–oxygen (Li-O2) batteries have captured worldwide attention owing to their highest theoretical specific energy density. However, this promising system still suffers from huge discharge/charge overpotentials and poor cycling stability, which are related to the leakage/volatilization of organic liquid electrolytes and the inefficiency of solid catalysts. A mixing ionic liquid-based gel polymer electrolyte (IL-GPE)-based Li-O2 battery, consisting of a 20 mM 2,5-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone (DBBQ) 40 mM N-methylphenothiazine (MPT)-containing IL-GPE and a single-walled carbon nanotube cathode, is designed for the first time here. This unique dual redox mediators-based GPE, which contains a polymer matrix immersed with mixed ionic liquid electrolyte, provides a proper ionic conductivity (0.48 mS cm−1) and effective protection for lithium anode. In addition, DBBQ, as the catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction, can support the growth of discharge products through the solution–phase pathway. Simultaneously, MPT, as the catalyst for an oxygen evolution reaction, can decompose Li2O2 at low charge overpotentials. Hence, the DBBQ-MPT-IL-GPE-based Li-O2 battery can operate for 100 cycles with lower charge/discharge overpotentials. This investigation may offer a promising method to realize high-efficiency Li-O2/air batteries.

Lead detoxification of edible fungi Auricularia auricula and Pleurotus ostreatus: the purification of the chelation substances and their effects on rats.

Lead is a global pollutant that causes widespread concern. When a lead enters the body, it is distributed throughout the body and accumulates in the brain, bone, and soft tissues such as the kidney, liver, and spleen. Chelators used for lead poisoning therapy all have side effects to some extent and other drawbacks including high cost. Exploration and utilization of natural antidotes become necessary. To date, few substances originating from edible fungi that are capable of adsorbing lead have been reported. In this study, we found that two commonly eaten mushrooms Auricularia auricula and Pleurotus ostreatus exhibited lead adsorption capacity. A. auricula active substance (AAAS) and P. ostreatus active substance (POAS) were purified by hot-water extraction, ethanol precipitation from its fruiting bodies followed by ion exchange chromatography, ultrafiltration, and gel filtration chromatography, respectively. AAAS was 3.6 kDa, while POAS was 4.9 kDa. They were both constituted of polysaccharides and peptides. The peptide sequences obtained by liquid chromatography combined with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) proved that they were rich in amino acids with side chain groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, carbonyl, sulfhydryl, and amidogen. Two rat models were established, but only a chronic lead-induced poisoning model was employed to determine the detoxification of AAAS/POAS and their fruiting body powder. For rats receiving continuous lead treatment, either AAAS or POAS could reduce the lead levels in the blood. They also promoted the elimination of the burden of lead in the spleen and kidney. The fruiting bodies were also proved to have lead detoxification effects. This is the first study to identify new functions of A. auricula and P. ostreatus in reducing lead toxicity and to provide dietary strategies for the treatment of lead toxicity.

One-Step Laser Direct-Printing Process of a Hybrid Microstructure for Highly Sensitive Flexible Piezocapacitive Sensors

Microstructures can effectively improve the sensing performance of flexible piezocapacitive sensors. Simple, low-cost fabrication methods for microstructures are key to facilitating the practical application of piezocapacitive sensors. Herein, based on the laser thermal effect and the thermal decomposition of glucose, a rapid, simple, and low-cost laser direct-printing process is proposed for the preparation of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based electrode with a hybrid microstructure. Combining the PDMS-based electrode with an ionic gel film, highly sensitive piezocapacitive sensors with different hybrid microstructures are realized. Due to the good mechanical properties brought about by the hybrid microstructure and the double electric layer induced by the ionic gel film, the sensor with a porous X-type microstructure exhibits an ultrahigh sensitivity of 92.87 kPa-1 in the pressure range of 0-1000 Pa, a wide measurement range of 100 kPa, excellent stability (>3000 cycles), fast response time (100 ms) and recovery time (101 ms), and good reversibility. Furthermore, the sensor is used to monitor human physiological signals such as throat vibration, pulse, and facial muscle movement, demonstrating the application potential of the sensor in human health monitoring. Most importantly, the laser direct-printing process provides a new strategy for the one-step preparation of hybrid microstructures on thermal curing polymers.

Adaptive Ion-Gel: Stimuli-Responsive, and Self-Healing Ion Gels.

Ion gels are an emerging class of polymer gels in which a three-dimensional polymer network swells with an ionic liquid. Ion gels have drawn considerable attention in various fields such as energy and biotechnology owing to their excellent properties including nonvolatility, nonflammability, high ionic conductivity, and high thermal and electrochemical stability. Since the first report on ion gels (published ∼30 years ago), diverse functional ion gels exhibiting impressive physicochemical properties have been reported. In this review, recent developments in functional ion gels that can modulate their physical properties in response to environmental conditions are outlined. Stimuli-responsive ion gels that can adaptively undergo phase transitions in response to thermal and light stimuli are initially discussed, followed by an evaluation of diverse self-healing ion gels that can spontaneously mend mechanical damage through judiciously designed ion-gel networks.

An Ionic Thermoelectric Generator with a Giant Output Power Density and High Energy Density Enabled by Synergy of Thermodiffusion Effect and Redox Reaction on Electrodes

AbstractIonic hydrogel thermoelectric generators (ITEGs) are becoming increasingly popular in effective recovery of low‐grade waste heat, but they suffer from relatively low output power density and energy density. In this work, by utilizing the synergetic strategy of thermodiffusion effect and redox reaction on electrodes, an ITEG is demonstrated which demonstrates impressive thermoelectric conversion properties. On the one hand, an interpenetrating network structured ionic gel with temperature‐sensitive phase transition behavior is designed as thermoelectric material to achieve a very high thermopower of 40.60 mV K−1 at a temperature gradient (ΔT) of 5 K. On the other hand, polymer redox polyaniline (PANI) is appended on the carbon weaved fabric (CWF) electrode to augment heat‐to‐electricity storage and output power performance. It is found that the PANI@CWF electrode assists to realize a larger current density output, 1 h output energy density (E1h) (570 J m−2) at a ΔT of 20 K and a maximum normalized instantaneous output power density of 11.31 mW m−2 K−2 are obtained, which is a record‐breaking result among the reported quasi‐solid‐state ITEGs. A feasible routine to design the top‐performing ITEGs is verified, which shows commercial promise for continuously powering electronic devices such as sensors and wearable electronics.

Self-assembling bilayer wiring with highly conductive liquid metal and insulative ion gel layers

Ga-based liquid metals (LMs) are expected to be suitable for wiring highly deformable devices because of their high electrical conductivity and stable resistance to extreme deformation. Injection and printed wiring, and wiring using LM–polymer composites are the most popular LM wiring approaches. However, additional processing is required to package the wiring after LM patterning, branch and interrupt wiring shape, and ensure adequate conductivity, which results in unnecessary wiring shape changes and increased complexity of the wiring methods. In this study, we propose an LM–polymer composite comprising LM particles and ion gel as a flexible matrix material with low viscosity and specific gravity before curing. Moreover, the casting method is used for wire patterning, and the material is cured at room temperature to ensure that the upper insulative layer of the ion gel self-assembles simultaneously with the formation of LM wiring in the lower layer. High conductivity and low resistance change rate of the formed wiring during deformation are achieved without an activation process. This ion gel–LM bilayer wiring can be used for three-dimensional wiring by stacking. Furthermore, circuits fabricated using ion gel–LM bilayer wiring exhibit stable operation. Therefore, the proposed method can significantly promote the development of flexible electronic devices.

An ionic pressure sensor array with digitizable sensitivity

Flexible pressure sensors play an indispensable role in electronic skin. A flexible pressure sensor array with a larger sensing area is an inevitable trend for further developing a single flexible pressure sensor. However, pressure sensor arrays suffer from a key challenge: each sensing unit in the array cannot be individually defined for its pressure sensing range and sensitivity. Here, we present an ionic pressure sensor array with digitizable sensitivity achieved through the synergistic cooperation of an ion gel shell interfacial capacitive sensing mechanism and a filler with digitally tunable mechanical stiffness. Through this design, the sensitivity of each sensing pixel unit in the array can be digitally defined in the range of 20 times, and the fabrication process is greatly simplified. We fabricated sensor arrays for object contour recognition and weight judgment, demonstrating their potential application in electronic skin. In addition, we proposed using a customized 3D printer of elastomer to simplify its fabrication process, which is beneficial for engineering applications.

High Performance, Flexible, and Thermally Stable All-Solid-State Organic Electrochemical Transistor Based on Thermoplastic Polyurethane Ion Gel

High Performance, Flexible, and Thermally Stable All-Solid-State Organic Electrochemical Transistor Based on Thermoplastic Polyurethane Ion Gel

Transparent and Flexible Graphene Pressure Sensor with Self-Assembled Topological Crystalline Ionic Gel

This study demonstrates transparent and flexible capacitive pressure sensors using a high-k ionic gel composed of an insulating polymer (poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene-co-chlorofluoroethylene), P(VDF-TrFE-CFE)) blended with an ionic liquid (IL; 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) amide, [EMI][TFSA]). The thermal melt recrystallization of the P(VDF-TrFE-CFE):[EMI][TFSA] blend films develops the characteristic topological semicrystalline surface of the films, making them highly sensitive to pressure. Using optically transparent and mechanically flexible graphene electrodes, a novel pressure sensor is realized with the topological ionic gel. The sensor exhibits a sufficiently large air dielectric gap between graphene and the topological ionic gel, resulting in a large variation in capacitance before and after the application of various pressures owing to the pressure-sensitive reduction of the air gap. The developed graphene pressure sensor exhibits a high sensitivity of 10.14 kPa-1 at 20 kPa, rapid response times of <30 ms, and durable device operation with 4000 repeated ON/OFF cycles. Furthermore, broad-range detections from lightweight objects to human motion are successfully achieved, demonstrating that the developed pressure sensor with a self-assembled crystalline topology is potentially suitable for a variety of cost-effective wearable applications.

Preparation of chitosan/sodium tripolyphosphate@nano‐silica sol microcapsule suspensions and their application in soybean cyst nematode control

Fosthiazate is a common insecticide for root-knot nematode control, but it has a short shelf life and is prone to decomposition. In order to improve the stability and prolong the release time, this experiment used the ionic gel method to cross-link chitosan with sodium tripolyphosphate and added nano-silica sol to prepare microcapsules suspensions. The optimal preparation parameters for the preparation of chitosan/sodium [email protected] sol microcapsulated suspensions were optimized by single factor experiments and response surface analysis, and the encapsulation efficiency reached 61.3%. The highest control effect in greenhouse pots can reach 84.1%, and the optimal concentration was 2 g/m2 mixed with soil, which increased stem length, root length and fresh weight by 81.1%, 47.7% and 62.5%. The study showed that the microcapsules of chitosan cross-linked with sodium tripolyphosphate and added with nano-silica sol could significantly prolong the release of Fosthiazate, which also provided a positive effect on soybean cyst nematode control.

Gels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in High Performance Chemistry

Organogels, hydrogels, and ionic gels are investigated both theoretically and experimentally [...].

Synthesis, Characterization, and Investigation of Novel Ionic Liquid-Based Tooth Bleaching Gels: A Step towards Safer and Cost-Effective Cosmetic Dentistry.

The objective of this study was to synthesize a novel choline hydroxide ionic liquid-based tooth bleaching gel. Ionic liquid-based gels were synthesized and characterized using FTIR along with pH testing. Tooth sample preparation was carried out in line with ISO 28399:2020. The effects of synthesized gels on tooth samples were tested. Tooth samples were stained and grouped into three experimental groups: EAI (22% choline hydroxide gel), EAII (44% choline hydroxide gel), and EB (choline citrate gel) and two control groups: CA (commercial at-home 16% carbamide peroxide gel) and CB (deionized water). The tooth color analysis, which included shade matching with the Vitapan shade guide (n = 2), and digital colorimetric analysis (n = 2) were evaluated. The surface characteristics and hardness were analyzed with 3D optical profilometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX), and Microhardness testing (n = 3), respectively. The tooth color analysis (Vitapan shade guide) revealed that all the tooth samples treated with synthesized choline citrate gel (EB) showed an A1 shade as compared to the other four groups, giving a range of shades. An analysis of the ΔE values from digital colorimetry; EAI, EAII, CA, and CB showed ΔE values in a range that was clinically perceptible at a glance. However, EB showed the highest value of ΔE. The mean microhardness values for the five groups showed that the effects of three experimental gels i.e., 44% choline hydroxide, 22% choline hydroxide, and choline citrate, on the microhardness of the tooth samples were similar to that of the positive control, which comprised commercial at-home 16% carbamide peroxide gel. SEM with EDX of three tested subgroups was closely related in surface profile, elemental composition, and Ca/P ratio. The roughness average values from optical profilometry of four tested subgroups lie within approximately a similar range, showing a statistically insignificant difference (p > 0.05) between the tested subgroups. The synthesized novel experimental tooth bleaching gels displayed similar tooth bleaching actions without any deleterious effects on the surface characteristics and microhardness of the treated tooth samples when compared with the commercial at-home tooth bleaching gel.

Integrated Thermoelectric Design Inspired by Ionic Liquid Microemulsion-Based Gel with Regulatable Dual-Temperature Responsiveness

The concept and principles of chromatic engineering of electrolytes have demonstrated charming prospects for constructing pluralistic electrochromic devices. Here, we develop a synthetic design bearing thermochromic and electrochromic behaviors based on the ionic liquid (IL) microemulsion-based gel, driven by the intrinsic thermodynamic stability of microemulsion and ionic conductivity of IL. The prepared gel can tune light-scattering behaviors as the droplet expanded or aggregated when the temperature is out of its thermodynamically stable temperature range. Not only that, oil-phase IL ([EMIM]TFSI) as well as introduced LiCl and LiTFSI endows it with satisfactory ionic conductivity, making it able to be utilized as a free-standing electrolyte layer for the electrochromic smart window. Therefore, the fabricated smart window based on this gel and WO3 electrochromic layer successfully realizes dual-stimuli responsiveness for both temperature and electric field, possessing energy-saving combined with privacy protection function. In addition, the component compatibility of microemulsion allows the harmonious introduction of hydrophilic antifreeze moisturizer ethylene glycol (EG) and hydrophobic ultraviolet absorber 2-hydroxy-4-(octyloxy)benzophenone (2H4MBP), which further promotes the multifunctional integration of a smart window for the strengthened safety factor, anti-freezing, anti-drying, and anti-UV capabilities. Finally, we extend the application of the IL microemulsion-based gel to an ionic writing plate based on the same electrochromic mechanism. In brief, this innovative preparation method paves the way for multifunctional electrochromic devices.