TY - JOUR AU - Li, Xiang AU - Kvarnström, Carita AU - Ivaska, Ari AU - Wei, Di TI - Triboiontronic logic control via dynamic regulation of electrical double layers JO - Iontronics PY - 2026 VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - EP - 28 SN - ISSN 3070-6483 (Online) AB -

Logic control underpins modern information-processing systems, yet conventional electronic architectures remain fundamentally constrained in simultaneously achieving ultralow power consumption, adaptive regulation, and biological compatibility. In contrast, biological neural systems process information through ionic transport and dynamic ion-channel gating at aqueous interfaces, enabling energy-efficient and adaptive signal transmission. Here, inspired by neural action potential transmission, we reported a triboiontronic logic platform based on dynamic reconstruction of solid-liquid interfacial electrical double layers (EDLs). Through triboelectrically induced ion polarization generated by contact electrification, interfacial ion distributions were dynamically modulated to generate reconfigurable asymmetric EDLs that direct programmable ionic migration. On this basis, triboiontronic nanogenerators (TINGs) with stable direct-current outputs were constructed, in which ionic transport efficiency could be adaptively regulated through dynamic EDL reconfiguration. By coupling multiple TING units, representative logic functions, including OR, AND, NOR, and NAND operations, were further realized via programmable ionic transport and ionic-electronic coupled signal processing. This work established a bioinspired strategy for dynamic iontronic logic regulation, providing a framework for adaptive self-powered iontronic computing and next-generation intelligent ionic information-processing systems.

KW - Triboiontronic logic control KW - electrical double layer KW - triboelectrically induced ion polarization KW - triboiontronic nanogenerator KW - ionic-electronic coupling DO - 10.20517/iontronics.2026.19 UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.20517/iontronics.2026.19