Microstructural and dynamical heterogeneities in ionic liquids

YL Wang, B Li, S Sarman, F Mocci, ZY Lu… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a special category of molten salts solely composed of ions with varied
molecular symmetry and charge delocalization. The versatility in combining varied cation …

Structure and nanostructure in ionic liquids

R Hayes, GG Warr, R Atkin - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Much of chemistry is concerned with the study of reactions and processes in solution, that is,
where liquids are used as solvents. 2, 3 The solvent is the (excess) liquid phase in which …

Unraveling the energy storage mechanism in graphene-based nonaqueous electrochemical capacitors by gap-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

XT Yin, EM You, RY Zhou, LH Zhu, WW Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Graphene has been extensively utilized as an electrode material for nonaqueous
electrochemical capacitors. However, a comprehensive understanding of the charging …

Metal‐Organic Framework Confined Solvent Ionic Liquid Enables Long Cycling Life Quasi‐Solid‐State Lithium Battery in Wide Temperature Range

Z Liu, Z Hu, X Jiang, X Wang, Z Li, Z Chen, Y Zhang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐state Li batteries are receiving increasing attention as a prospective energy storage
system due to the high energy density and improved safety. However, the high interfacial …

Li+ Solvation and Ionic Transport in Lithium Solvate Ionic Liquids Diluted by Molecular Solvents

K Ueno, J Murai, K Ikeda, S Tsuzuki… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
An equimolar mixture of lithium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) amide (Li [TFSA]) and either
triglyme (G3) or tetraglyme (G4) yielded stable molten complexes:[Li (G3)][TFSA] and [Li …

From ionic liquids to solvate ionic liquids: challenges and opportunities for next generation battery electrolytes

M Watanabe, K Dokko, K Ueno… - Bulletin of the Chemical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Certain concentrated mixtures of lithium salt and solvent (ligand) are no longer simple
solutions, but categorized as solvate ionic liquids (SILs), where the solvent strongly …

Potential-dependent superlubricity of ionic liquids on a graphite surface

Y Zhang, MW Rutland, J Luo, R Atkin… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The lubricities of four quaternary phosphonium ionic liquids—trihexyltetradecylphosphonium
bis (2, 4, 4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinate ([P6, 6, 6, 14][(iC8) 2PO2]) …

Structural and aggregate analyses of (Li salt+ glyme) mixtures: the complex nature of solvate ionic liquids

K Shimizu, AA Freitas, R Atkin, GG Warr… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The structure and interactions of different (Li salt+ glyme) mixtures, namely equimolar
mixtures of lithium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, nitrate or trifluoroacetate salts …

Disparate external electric field effect on the adsorption and shear behavior of monovalent and trivalent ions in electrolyte solution

R Zhao, T Han, C Zhang, Q Yu - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Reducing friction is of great interest, and an external potential applied to the friction pair can
regulate lubricity. Electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM) is used to study the …

Self-assembled nanostructure induced in deep eutectic solvents via an amphiphilic hydrogen bond donor

JJ Buzolic, H Li, ZM Aman, GG Warr, R Atkin - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Popular deep eutectic solvents (DESs) typically lack amphiphilic molecules and
ions and therefore do not have the useful self-assembled nanostructures prevalent in many …