Ionic liquid lubricants: When chemistry meets tribology

M Cai, Q Yu, W Liu, F Zhou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as potential lubricants in 2001. Subsequently, there has
been tremendous research interest in ILs from the tribology society since their discovery as …

Ionic Liquid‐Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Sensors, Energy, Biomedicine, and Environmental Applications: Roadmap to the Future

K Mishra, N Devi, SS Siwal, Q Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Current interest toward ionic liquids (ILs) stems from some of their novel characteristics, like
low vapor pressure, thermal stability, and nonflammability, integrated through high ionic …

High-entropy alloys as a platform for catalysis: progress, challenges, and opportunities

Y Xin, S Li, Y Qian, W Zhu, H Yuan, P Jiang, R Guo… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
High-entropy alloys (HEAs), which are defined as near-equimolar alloys of five or more
elements, are attracting ever increasing attention because of the unique properties in a …

High‐efficiency perovskite solar cells with imidazolium‐based ionic liquid for surface passivation and charge transport

X Zhu, M Du, J Feng, H Wang, Z Xu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Surface defects have been a key constraint for perovskite photovoltaics. Herein, 1, 3‐
dimethyl‐3‐imidazolium hexafluorophosphate (DMIMPF6) ionic liquid (IL) is adopted to …

Ionic liquids: a brief history

T Welton - Biophysical reviews, 2018 - Springer
There is no doubt that ionic liquids have become a major subject of study for modern
chemistry. We have become used to ever more publications in the field each year, although …

Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

P Sudarsanam, R Zhong, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient transformation of biomass to value-added chemicals and high-energy density fuels
is pivotal for a more sustainable economy and carbon-neutral society. In this framework …

Surface optimization to eliminate hysteresis for record efficiency planar perovskite solar cells

D Yang, X Zhou, R Yang, Z Yang, W Yu… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The electron-transport layer (ETL) between the active perovskite material and the cathode
plays a critical role in planar perovskite solar cells. Herein, we report a drastically improved …

Frontiers and advances in N-heterocycle compounds as corrosion inhibitors in acid medium: Recent advances

J Wang, L An, J Wang, J Gu, J Sun, X Wang - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The acid solution is widely used in chemical cleaning, oil well acidifying, and other fields,
which also brings the problem of metal corrosion that cannot be underestimated. However …

Nanoconfined ionic liquids

S Zhang, J Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Deng - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been widely investigated as novel solvents, electrolytes, and soft
functional materials. Nevertheless, the widespread applications of ILs in most cases have …

Keratin: dissolution, extraction and biomedical application

A Shavandi, TH Silva, AA Bekhit, AEDA Bekhit - Biomaterials science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Keratinous materials such as wool, feathers and hooves are tough unique biological co-
products that usually have high sulfur and protein contents. A high cystine content (7–13%) …