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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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A compact inorganic layer for robust anode protection in lithium‐sulfur batteries
TL;DR: In this article, a compact inorganic layer (CIL) formed by ex situ reactions between Li anode and ionic liquid emerged as an effective strategy to block Li polysulfides and suppress shuttle effect.
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Electrolytes and Interphases in Sodium-Based Rechargeable Batteries: Recent Advances and Perspectives
Gebrekidan Gebresilassie Eshetu,Giuseppe Antonio Elia,Michel Armand,Maria Forsyth,Shinichi Komaba,Teófilo Rojo,Stefano Passerini +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the progress, status, and prospect of various Na+−ion electrolytes, including solvents, salts and additives, their interphases and potential hazards.
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Do all ionic liquids need organic cations? Characterisation of [AlCl2·nAmide]+AlCl4− and comparison with imidazolium based systems
TL;DR: In this article, the addition of a simple amide to AlCl3 causes the formation of a liquid of the form [AlCl2·nAmide]-AlCl4−, which is a suitable medium for the acetylation of ferrocene and the electrodeposition of aluminium.
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On the origin of ionicity in ionic liquids. Ion pairing versus charge transfer
TL;DR: This paper shows that the charge transfer between ionic liquid ions plays a major role in the observed discrepancies between the overall mobility of the ions and the observed conductivities of the corresponding ionic liquids, while it also directly suppresses the association of oppositely charged ions, thus the ion pairing.
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Ionic liquid transported into metal–organic frameworks
TL;DR: An overview of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) supported ionic liquids can be found in this article, where the authors present an overview of the studies carried out to date on MOF-supported IL systems, and their possible applications, such as in gas absorption, catalysis, templates for synthesis of nanoporous carbons, and ionic conductors.
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Dissolution of Cellose with Ionic Liquids
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Ionic Liquids in Synthesis
Peter Wasserscheid,Tom Welton +1 more
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.