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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

Resolving Complex Multiscale Structure of Magneto- and Electroactive Polymer Composites With an Ionic Liquid.

Andrey Shibaev, Jon Maiz, Viktor Petrenko, Amaia Iturrospe, Josu Fernández Maestu, José María Porro, Mariano Barrado, Laura Casado, Joachim Kohlbrecher, Petr Shvets and 7 more

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Andrey ShibaevBCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, Leioa, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3019-5764
Jon MaizCentro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), CSIC-EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1942-1123
Viktor PetrenkoBCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, Leioa, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6532-8902
Amaia IturrospeCentro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), CSIC-EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8816-9825
Josu Fernández MaestuBCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, Leioa, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4951-9984
José María PorroBCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, Leioa, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8610-9802
Mariano BarradoLaboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas (LMA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9733-7993
Laura CasadoLaboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas (LMA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8184-7753
Joachim KohlbrecherPSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences, Villigen PSI, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-6943
Petr ShvetsKönigsSystems UG, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2840-6865
Evgeny ModinCIC NanoGUNE, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7403-7610
Ana Sofia CastroCentre of Chemistry, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2738-8776
Andrey ChuvilinIKERBASQUE - Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3712-5638
José María De TeresaInstituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9566-0738
Daniela M CorreiaCentre of Chemistry, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-4717
Arantxa ArbeCentro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), CSIC-EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5137-4649
Senentxu Lanceros-MéndezBCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, Leioa, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-7620

Funding

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas PIE202660E127Eusko Jaurlaritza ElkartekprogramEusko Jaurlaritza IKURprogramEusko Jaurlaritza IT1566-22Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CEX2023-001286-SMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2022-138572OB-C42Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2023-146451OB-I00Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PRTR-C17.I1Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PID2024-157277NA-I00Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades RYC2023-044285-IMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades RYC2023-044841-IPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) 2020.02915.CEECIND/CP1600/CT0029Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) 2024.01433.BDPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) COMPETE2030-FEDER-00760700,nº16437Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) UID/00686/2025Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) UID/04650/2025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A multiscale understanding of the structure of ionogels - nanoparticle-free polymer composites incorporating ionic liquids - is essential for enhancing their macroscopic functional properties and unlocking their potential in critical applications such as energy storage, sensing, and actuation. We establish a complete picture of the nano- and microstructuration of an ionic liquid within the matrix of a practically relevant electroactive copolymer poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene), by combining neutron scattering with cryogenic scanning electron tomography assisted by focused ion beam milling and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy with elemental analysis. We show that the ionic liquid is primarily located in the polymer amorphous phase and forms nanostructures with 10-12 nm size. It does not penetrate into the crystalline lamellae or the polymer amorphous phase confined between them, and it does not affect the polymer degree of crystallinity nor its complete crystallization in the highly electroactive β-phase. Saturation of the unconfined amorphous phase with ionic liquid is identified as the key factor enabling high ionic conductivity while preserving mechanical integrity. At high ionic liquid concentrations, its excess microphase-separates during the composite processing and accumulates in predominantly interconnected micrometer-sized pores, providing the magnetoelectric response and further increasing the ionic conductivity.

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electroactive polymersionic liquidsnanostructuresmart multifunctional composites

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PMID41918472
PMCPMC13137764

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