ChemElectroChem· 2026Q2· Review
Performance Optimization and Prospects of Double Network Hydrogels for Flexible Electronic Devices
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Short summary
Dual-network (DN) hydrogels offer tunable architectures, mechanical robustness, and water retention, making them promising for flexible electronic devices like supercapacitors and sensors.
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Key points
- DN hydrogels are classified by gelation mechanisms: chemical, physical, and hybrid crosslinking.
- Optimization strategies include conductive filler incorporation, salt-in-water methods, and network structure modulation.
- Key properties enhanced are electrical conductivity, temperature resistance, and mechanical strength.
- Applications focus on flexible supercapacitors, temperature sensors, and zinc-air batteries.
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Abstract
Dual‐network (DN) hydrogels possess tunable polymer network architectures, exceptional mechanical robustness, and superior water retention capability. They demonstrate substantial potential in structural optimization and performance stabilization, thus garnering widespread attention from both the academic and industrial sectors in the field of flexible devices such as supercapacitors, temperature sensors, and zinc‐air batteries. Focusing on the gelation mechanisms of DN hydrogels, this review systematically classifies them into three categories according to different cross‐linking interactions, namely Chemical crosslinking, physical crosslinking, and hybrid crosslinking. Notably, this review details optimization strategies for the electrical conductivity, temperature resistance, and mechanical properties of DN hydrogels, including porosity enhancement, conductive filler incorporation, the salt‐in‐water strategy, and network structure modulation. Finally, it elaborates on the applications of DN hydrogels in flexible devices (supercapacitors, temperature sensors, zinc‐air batteries). Based on the aforementioned findings, an innovative and feasible strategic outlook is put forward, with the aim of facilitating the further advancement of these flexible devices.
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