Entropy-Driven Cellulosic Elastomer Self-Assembly for Mechanical Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensing

TL;DR

This paper reviews how entropy-driven self-assembly in cellulosic elastomers can be used to design materials for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing.

Contribution

It systematically reviews entropy-driven design strategies for cellulosic elastomers and their electromechanical performance.

Findings

Entropy-driven self-assembly enables ordered structures in cellulosic elastomers.

Structure-property relationships are key to optimizing mechanical and electrical performance.

These materials show promise for mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing.

Abstract

It systematically discusses the contribution of entropy-driven approaches to the design of self-assembled structures and performance regulation in cellulosic elastomers.This review systematically examines design strategies for ordered self-assembled structures in cellulosic elastomers and investigates their structure-property relationships.It presents a comprehensive review of performance design strategies for self-assembled cellulosic elastomers across mechanical and electrical domains, focusing on electromechanical conversion and self-powered sensing applications.

It systematically discusses the contribution of entropy-driven approaches to the design of self-assembled structures and performance regulation in cellulosic elastomers.

This review systematically examines design strategies for ordered self-assembled structures in cellulosic elastomers and investigates their structure-property relationships.

It presents a comprehensive review of performance design strategies for self-assembled cellulosic elastomers across mechanical and electrical domains, focusing on electromechanical conversion and self-powered sensing applications.

The rapid advancement of flexible electronics technology has placed higher demands on the structural design and performance regulation of elastic materials. Cellulosic elastomers, with their biodegradability, renewability, and tunability, emerge as ideal candidate materials. Entropy-driven self-assembly promotes the spontaneous formation of ordered structures, serving as a crucial pathway for optimizing cellulose elastomer properties. However, the structure–property relationship between the self-assembled ordered structures of cellulose elastomers and their mechanical and electrical properties remains insufficiently explored. It hinders the expansion of their applications in electronic devices. This paper systematically reviews the structure–property regulation mechanisms of self-assembled cellulosic elastomers from an entropy-driven perspective. It elucidates the application principles and performance optimization strategies for mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing, while also exploring the challenges and prospects for performance enhancement. This work provides a reference for the development of self-assembled cellulosic elastomers in the field of energy devices.

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