Electric double layer theory for room temperature ionic liquids on charged electrodes: Milestones and prospects

YA Budkov, AL Kolesnikov - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, we shortly summarize the basic theoretical milestones achieved in the mean-
field theory of room temperature ionic liquids on charged electrodes since the publication of …

[HTML][HTML] The known-unknowns of anomalous underscreening in concentrated electrolytes

GR Elliott, KP Gregory, H Robertson, VSJ Craig… - Chemical Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrolytes are central to life and technology but lack complete understanding. Recent
experiments with highly concentrated electrolytes have revealed electrostatic decay lengths …

Grand-canonical model of electrochemical double layers from a hybrid density–potential functional

J Huang, S Chen, M Eikerling - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A hybrid density–potential functional of an electrochemical interface that encompasses
major effects in the contacting metal and electrolyte phases is formulated. Variational …

[HTML][HTML] Cracking ion pairs in the electrical double layer of ionic liquids

ZAH Goodwin, AA Kornyshev - Electrochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Here we investigate a limiting case of the theory for aggregation and gelation in the
electrical double layer (EDL) of ionic liquids (ILs). The limiting case investigated only …

The differential capacitance as a probe for the electric double layer structure and the electrolyte bulk composition

P Cats, R van Roij - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we theoretically study the differential capacitance of an aqueous electrolyte in
contact with a planar electrode, using classical density functional theory, and show how this …

Double-edged sword of ion-size asymmetry in energy storage of supercapacitors

L Qing, J Jiang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The advanced supercapacitor is of great significance for renewable energy storage.
Achieving its high energy and high power densities remains a huge challenge. Herein, the …

A coarse-grained model of room-temperature ionic liquids between metal electrodes: a molecular dynamics study

BB Ye, ZG Wang - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent mean-field theories predict that room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) electric double-
layer capacitors (EDLCs) undergo a spontaneous surface charge separation (SSCS) with no …

Enhanced electrical properties of CuO:CoO decorated with Sm2O3 nanostructure for high-performance supercapacitor

V Adimule, VS Bhat, R Joshi, S Batakurki… - Journal of Solid State …, 2023 - Springer
In the present investigation, we have synthesized samarium (Sm) nanoparticles (NPs) and
anchored them onto the surface of CuO: CoO nanostructure (NS) by utilizing a simple …

Effects of interionic non-hard sphere neutral interaction and solvent crowding on differential capacitance curve of electrical double layer

S Zhou - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
By using classical density functional theory, we study the effects of interionic nonhard sphere
neutral interaction (NHSNI) and solvent crowding on curve of differential electrical …

Differential capacitance of ionic liquid interface with graphene: The effects of correlation and finite size of ions

A Shalabi, L Daniels, M Scott, ZL Mišković - Electrochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
We use a mean field model for ionic liquids, which takes into account both the ion correlation
and the finite ion size effects, in order to calculate the differential capacitance of the ionic …