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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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Application of Ionic Liquids to Energy Storage and Conversion Materials and Devices
Masayoshi Watanabe,Morgan L. Thomas,Shiguo Zhang,Kazuhide Ueno,Tomohiro Yasuda,Kaoru Dokko,Kaoru Dokko +6 more
TL;DR: Various application of ILs are reviewed by focusing on their use as electrolyte materials for Li/Na ion batteries, Li-sulfur batteries,Li-oxygen batteries, and nonhumidifiedfuel cells and as carbon precursors for electrode catalysts of fuel cells and electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors.
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Ionic Liquids at Electrified Interfaces
TL;DR: One of the advantages of RTILs as compared to their high-temperature molten salt (HTMS) “sister-systems” is that the dissolved molecules are not imbedded in a harsh high temperature environment which could be destructive for many classes of fragile (organic) molecules.
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Electrically Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives
TL;DR: The reaction mechanism of electrically rechargeable zinc-air batteries is discussed, different battery configurations are compared, and an in depth discussion is offered of the major issues that affect individual cellular components, along with respective strategies to alleviate these issues to enhance battery performance.
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Biological Activity of Ionic Liquids and Their Application in Pharmaceutics and Medicine.
TL;DR: The accumulated data on the biological activity of ionic liquids, including their antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties, are discussed in view of possible applications in drug synthesis and drug delivery systems.
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Carbon-based composite materials for supercapacitor electrodes: a review
Arie Borenstein,Ortal Hanna,Ran Attias,Shalom Luski,Thierry Brousse,Thierry Brousse,Doron Aurbach +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the recent advances in the field of composite materials that include at least one carbon-based component for supercapacitor electrodes, focusing on cases in which a single material by itself suffers from a drawback that can be overcome by combining it with other components, enabling the fabrication of a composite material with enhanced performance.
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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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