Engineering high-energy-density sodium battery anodes for improved cycling with superconcentrated ionic-liquid electrolytes

DA Rakov, F Chen, SA Ferdousi, H Li, T Pathirana… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
Non-uniform metal deposition and dendrite formation in high-density energy storage devices
reduces the efficiency, safety and life of batteries with metal anodes. Superconcentrated …

Stable and efficient lithium metal anode cycling through understanding the effects of electrolyte composition and electrode preconditioning

D Rakov, M Hasanpoor, A Baskin… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Stable metal anode cycling for high energy density batteries can be realized through
modification of electrolyte composition and optimization of formation protocols, ie, electrode …

The impact of electrode conductivity on electrolyte interfacial structuring and its implications on the Na 0/+ electrochemical performance

DA Rakov, J Sun, PV Cherepanov, K Arano… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular and ionic assemblies at electrode/liquid electrolyte interfaces, ie, the electric
double layer (EDL), define battery performance by directing the formation of stable …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmark assessment of molecular geometries and energies from small molecule force fields

VT Lim, DF Hahn, G Tresadern, CI Bayly… - …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Force fields are used in a wide variety of contexts for classical molecular
simulation, including studies on protein-ligand binding, membrane permeation, and …

The influence of anion structure on the ionic liquids/Au (100) interface by molecular dynamics simulations

Y Wang, G Tian - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The microstructure of electrical double layers (EDLs) of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium
tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim] BF4), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazoliumhexafluorophosphate ([Bmim] …

Adsorption of hydrophobic and hydrophilic ionic liquids at the Au (111) surface

S Kamalakannan, M Prakash, G Chambaud… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Electrode–electrolyte microscopic interfacial studies are of great interest for the design and
development of functional materials for energy storage and catalysis applications. First …

On the thickness of the double layer in ionic liquids

A Ruzanov, M Lembinen, P Jakovits… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we examined the thickness of the electrical double layer (EDL) in ionic liquids
using density functional theory (DFT) calculations and molecular dynamics (MD) …

Improving cycle life through fast formation using a superconcentrated phosphonium based ionic liquid electrolyte for anode-free and lithium metal batteries

T Pathirana, DA Rakov, F Chen, M Forsyth… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cell formation of lithium-ion cells impacts the evolution of the solid electrolyte interphase
(SEI) and the cell cycle stability. Lithium metal anodes are an important step in the …

Theoretical Insight into the Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Interface Structure and Differential Capacitance on Au (111): Effects of the Cationic Substituent Group

Y Wang, G Tian - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electric double layers (EDLs) play a key role in the electrochemical and energy storage of
supercapacitors. It is important to understand the structure and properties of EDLs. In this …

Numerical investigation of effects of particle properties on nucleation process in a sulfuric acid–water vapor mixture: Homogeneous versus heterogeneous

X Wu, Z Tang, S Lyu, Q Song, Y Duan, Z Yang - Chemical Physics Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollution caused by sulfuric acid mist emissions has attracted attention due to demand
of low emissions. In this work, molecular dynamics simulation was used to investigate effects …