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Ionic-liquid materials for the electrochemical challenges of the future.
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The goal in this review is to survey the recent key developments and issues within ionic-liquid research in these areas, and to generate interest in the wider community and encourage others to make use of ionic liquids in tackling scientific challenges.Abstract:
Ionic liquids are room-temperature molten salts, composed mostly of organic ions that may undergo almost unlimited structural variations. This review covers the newest aspects of ionic liquids in applications where their ion conductivity is exploited; as electrochemical solvents for metal/semiconductor electrodeposition, and as batteries and fuel cells where conventional media, organic solvents (in batteries) or water (in polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cells), fail. Biology and biomimetic processes in ionic liquids are also discussed. In these decidedly different materials, some enzymes show activity that is not exhibited in more traditional systems, creating huge potential for bioinspired catalysis and biofuel cells. Our goal in this review is to survey the recent key developments and issues within ionic-liquid research in these areas. As well as informing materials scientists, we hope to generate interest in the wider community and encourage others to make use of ionic liquids in tackling scientific challenges.read more
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Aerobic Oxidation Catalysis with Air or Molecular Oxygen and Ionic Liquids
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Going nano with protic ionic liquids—the synthesis of carbon coated Li3V2(PO4)3 nanoparticles encapsulated in a carbon matrix for high power lithium-ion batteries
TL;DR: In this article, a solution-chemistry approach was developed to prepare carbon-coated Li3V2(PO4)3 nanoparticles embedded in a micrometer-sized carbon matrix.
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Hydrophobic and polar ionic liquids
Yukinobu Fukaya,Hiroyuki Ohno +1 more
TL;DR: By designing both the cation and anion to give rise to hydrophobicity and polarity, this work has created a new class of ionic liquids that are both hydrophobic and polar.
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Ionic liquid electrolytes with high sodium ion fraction for high-rate and long-life sodium secondary batteries
Chih-Yao Chen,Tomohiro Kiko,Takafumi Hosokawa,Kazuhiko Matsumoto,Toshiyuki Nohira,Rika Hagiwara +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide anion (FSA)-based ionic liquid electrolyte and a Na 2 FeP 2 O 7 positive electrode, in a targeted operating temperature range from room to intermediate.
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Polymerized ionic liquid block copolymers for electrochemical energy
Kelly M. Meek,Yossef A. Elabd +1 more
TL;DR: Polymerized ionic liquid (PIL) block copolymers as discussed by the authors are an emerging class of polymers that synergistically combine the benefits of both ionic liquids (ILs) and block coppers into one, where the former possesses a unique set of physiochemical properties and the latter self assembles into a range of nanostructures.
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Ionic Liquids in Synthesis
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TL;DR: The early years of Ionic liquid production were covered in this article, where a new generation of soluble supports for Supported Organic Synthesis (SPOS) was proposed. But this support was not applied to the task-specific Ionic liquids.
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Handbook of fuel cells : fundamentals technology and applications
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a survey of fuel cell technologies and applications, focusing on hydrogen storage, hydrogen generation, and other energy conversion related topics, as well as their applications.