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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.
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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.

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Materials, Mechanics, and Patterning Techniques for Elastomer-Based Stretchable Conductors

TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarizes recent progresses in various aspects of this fascinating and challenging area, including materials for supporting elastomers and electrical conductors, unique designs and stretching mechanics, and the subtractive and additive patterning techniques.
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The effect of potential bias on the formation of ionic liquid generated surface films on Mg alloys

TL;DR: An electrochemical approach to the formation of a protective surface film on Mg alloys immersed in the ionic liquid (IL), trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium-bis 2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphinate, was investigated in this article.
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Thiocyanate as a local probe of ultrafast structure and dynamics in imidazolium-based ionic liquids: water-induced heterogeneity and cation-induced ion pairing.

TL;DR: Results are consistent with a picture of thiocyanate as a local probe that can interrogate ultrafast structure and dynamics at a small spatial scale in ionic liquids.
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A structural study of LiTFSI–tetraglyme mixtures: From diluted solutions to solvated ionic liquids

TL;DR: In this paper, the nano-structure of solvated ionic liquids (SILs) formed by dissolving a Li-salt (LiTFSI) in the solvent tetraglyme was investigated.
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Dissolution of Cellose with Ionic Liquids

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Ionic Liquids in Synthesis

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.
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