Low-Dimensional Ionotronics.
4 affiliations
- 1Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224Warsaw, Poland.
- 2Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart, 70569Stuttgart, Germany.
- 3A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19104, United States.
- 4Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, LondonW12 0BZ, United Kingdom.
Abstract
Ionotronics encompasses a broad range of phenomena and devices based either on the electron-controlled manipulation of ions in electrolytic media or on the use of ionic behavior to control electronic functionality. Although the term itself is relatively recent, the scientific foundations of ionotronics span more than a century of research. Owing to their promising applications in areas ranging from energy storage and harvesting to robotic actuation, nanofiltration, water desalination, sensing, and neuromorphic computation, ionotronic systems have recently attracted rapidly growing attention, particularly in the context of low-dimensional electrodes. These advanced architectures can profoundly modify the electrode-electrolyte interface, where ion transport and interfacial phenomena play a central role. Such systems exhibit distinctive physics arising either from nanoscale confinement, which restricts the electrolyte to only a few layers of ions or solvent molecules, or from low-dimensional electronic effects imposed by confining materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and MXenes. This Focus Review aims to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the fundamental phenomena governing low-dimensional ionotronic systems, with particular emphasis on the underlying physics that determines their performance and enables emerging applications.
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BibTeX
@article{kondrat2026lowdimensional,
title = {{Low-Dimensional Ionotronics.}},
author = {Svyatoslav Kondrat and Yuan Zhang and Yury Gogotsi and Alexei A Kornyshev},
journal = {Chemical reviews},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.1021/acs.chemrev.6c00092},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42916115},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Low-Dimensional Ionotronics.
AU - Svyatoslav Kondrat
AU - Yuan Zhang
AU - Yury Gogotsi
AU - Alexei A Kornyshev
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/01
JO - Chemical reviews
DO - 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6c00092
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42916115
AB - Ionotronics encompasses a broad range of phenomena and devices based either on the electron-controlled manipulation of ions in electrolytic media or on the use of ionic behavior to control electronic functionality. Although the term itself is relatively recent, the scientific foundations of ionotronics span more than a century of research. Owing to their promising applications in areas ranging from energy storage and harvesting to robotic actuation, nanofiltration, water desalination, sensing, and neuromorphic computation, ionotronic systems have recently attracted rapidly growing attention, particularly in the context of low-dimensional electrodes. These advanced architectures can profoundly modify the electrode-electrolyte interface, where ion transport and interfacial phenomena play a central role. Such systems exhibit distinctive physics arising either from nanoscale confinement, which restricts the electrolyte to only a few layers of ions or solvent molecules, or from low-dimensional electronic effects imposed by confining materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and MXenes. This Focus Review aims to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the fundamental phenomena governing low-dimensional ionotronic systems, with particular emphasis on the underlying physics that determines their performance and enables emerging applications.
SN - 0009-2665
SN - 1520-6890
ER -