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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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From stretchable to reconfigurable inorganic electronics
TL;DR: In this paper, materials, processes, mechanics and devices that enable physically stretchable and reconfigurable inorganic electronics are explored. But the concept of reconfiguration is still in its infancy.
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Preparation, properties, and crystal structures of organometallic ionic liquids comprising 1-ferrocenyl-3-alkylimidazolium-based salts of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide and hexafluorophosphate.
TL;DR: Crystal structure determinations at low temperature revealed that the PF(6) and iodide salts form layerlike structures composed of ionic layers of the charged moieties.
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Recent advances in anodic interface engineering for solid-state lithium-metal batteries
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the anodic interface problems in solid-state Li-metal batteries (SSLMBs) and propose strategies to ameliorate the poor anodic interfaces by surface modification, interfacial structural design within SSEs and the Li metal, composition optimization of SSE, and external methods such as pressure control and high temperature.
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Solubility of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in Piperidinium Ionic Liquids: Measurements and Modeling in Terms of Perturbed-Chain Statistical Associating Fluid Theory and Nonrandom Hydrogen-Bonding Theory
TL;DR: This paper reports new experimental results on liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE) measurements of 10 binary systems composed of piperidinium ILs and aliphatic hydrocarbons and shows that relatively good results can be obtained for such complex systems by using quite simple molecular models and combining rules.
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Porous covalent organic frameworks for high transference number polymer-based electrolytes.
Derui Dong,Hui Zhang,Bin Zhou,Yufei Sun,Hailian Zhang,Min Cao,Jubai Li,Han Zhou,Hao Qian,Zhiyong Lin,Hongwei Chen +10 more
TL;DR: P porous boron-containing covalent organic frameworks with different surface areas were synthesized and employed as functional additives for enhancing the Li+ transference number of the polymer electrolytes.
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Dissolution of Cellose with Ionic Liquids
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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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