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ReviewGels (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Gel-Type Electrofluorochromic Devices for Advanced Optoelectronic Applications.

Xuecheng Wang, Lijing Wen, Jinxia Ren, Yonghen Wen, Yonghua Li, Yizhou Zhang, Kenneth Yin Zhang

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Review in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xuecheng WangState Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE) & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials and Theranostic Technology, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
Lijing WenState Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE) & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials and Theranostic Technology, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
Jinxia RenState Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE) & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials and Theranostic Technology, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yonghen WenState Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE) & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials and Theranostic Technology, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yonghua LiState Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE) & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials and Theranostic Technology, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yizhou ZhangInstitute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
Kenneth Yin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE) & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials and Theranostic Technology, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 61975085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gel-type electrofluorochromic (EFC) devices, which reversibly modulate photoluminescence under electrical stimuli, have emerged as versatile platforms for advanced optoelectronic applications. By integrating redox-active luminophores with soft, ion-conductive gel matrices, these systems combine the structural robustness of solids with the ionic mobility of liquids, enabling a high-contrast, flexible, and multifunctional operation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of gel-based EFC technologies, outlining fundamental working principles, device architectures, and key performance metrics such as contrast ratio, switching time, and cycling stability. Gel matrices are categorized into ionogels, organogels, and hydrogels, and their physicochemical properties are discussed in relation to EFC device performance. Recent advances are highlighted across applications ranging from flexible displays and rewritable electronic paper to strain and biosensors, data encryption, smart windows, and hybrid energy-interactive systems. Finally, current challenges and emerging strategies are analyzed to guide the design of next-generation adaptive, intelligent, and energy-efficient optoelectronic platforms.

Indexed as

data encryptionelectrofluorochromismflexible optoelectronicsgel-based electrofluorochromic devicesgel electrolytessmart displays

Identifiers

PMID40868803
PMCPMC12385268

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