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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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Molecular understanding of charge storage and charging dynamics in supercapacitors with MOF electrodes and ionic liquid electrolytes

TL;DR: In this paper, a computational microscopy analysis (targeted molecular dynamics simulations) of the structure and performance of conductive metal organic framework (MOF) electrodes in supercapacitors with room temperature ionic liquids is presented.
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Rational design on separators and liquid electrolytes for safer lithium-ion batteries

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarize recent progress in rational materials design on battery separators and liquid electrolyte towards the goal of improving the safety of lithium-ion batteries and discuss some strategies for further improving safety of battery components.
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Ionic liquid based lithium battery electrolytes: fundamental benefits of utilising both TFSI and FSI anions?

TL;DR: The analysis of the mixed anion electrolytes was proved to be challenging and inherently leads to an ambiguous picture of the Li(+) solvation.
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Computer simulations of ionic liquids at electrochemical interfaces

TL;DR: The most recent advances in the field of computer simulations (mainly molecular dynamics) are reviewed, and a methodology for simulating electrodes at constant electrical potential is presented.
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Different roles of ionic liquids in lithium batteries

TL;DR: Ionic liquids are not dilute media to serve as pure solvents in electrochemical systems where mobility of ions is the priority; instead, they can contribute to the ionic conductivity of various components in a battery system as mentioned in this paper.
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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

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