Ionic liquid (IL)-based gels (ionogels) have received considerable attention due to their
unique advantages in ionic conductivity and their biphasic liquid–solid phase property. In …

Phosphonium-based room temperature ionic liquids (P-RTILs) offer outstanding lubricant
properties. Studies have shown that the cationic chain length and anionic ring size …

The safety problems of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have been the main obstacles that hinder
their broad applications in portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and energy storage …

The market for durable products using modified wood has increased substantially during the
last few years. This is partly because of the restriction on the use of toxic preservatives due …

Among ionic liquids, phosphonium-based ionic liquids (PILs) are quite elegant. These
categories of ionic liquids represent some merits over other types of ionic liquids such as …

Despite the enormous potential of zinc metal as an anode material for cost-competitive and
safer power sources, the practical application of aqueous zinc batteries (AZIBs) has been …

Polymer crosslinking is crucial for the preparation and consolidation of hierarchical nano-
and micro-structures, hybrid interfaces, and collective assemblies. Here, for the first time, we …

Chrome-free tanning and intelligentization are hot topics in leather-related research. In this
work, green chrome-free tanned electromagnetic shielding leather is proposed based on the …

Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are vital disinfectants for the neutralization of
pathogenic bacteria in clinical, domestic, and commercial settings. After decades of …

Lithium-metal batteries are promising candidates to fulfill the future performance
requirements for energy storage applications. However, the tendency to form metallic …