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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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Dual Ionic and Organic Nature of Ionic Liquids.
Rui Shi,Yanting Wang +1 more
TL;DR: It is revealed that the depth of the cage energy landscape characterizes the ionic nature ofILs, whereas the slope and curvature of its mimimum determine the organic nature of ILs.
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Boosting interfacial Li+ transport with a MOF-based ionic conductor for solid-state batteries
Ziqi Wang,Zijian Wang,Luyi Yang,Hongbin Wang,Yongli Song,Lei Han,Kai Yang,Jiangtao Hu,Haibiao Chen,Feng Pan +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, an assistant ionic conductor is introduced to improve the interfacial Li+ transport of SSBs by impregnating an ionic liquid (Li-IL) into a porous metal-organic framework (MOF) host.
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General Synthetic Route toward Highly Dispersed Metal Clusters Enabled by Poly(ionic liquid)s
Jian-Ke Sun,Zdravko Kochovski,Weiyi Zhang,Holm Kirmse,Yan Lu,Yan Lu,Markus Antonietti,Jiayin Yuan +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a capping agent from a polytriazolium poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) in a vesicular form in solution was proposed for crafting a broad spectrum of metal clusters (MCs) with their size controllable on a subnanometer scale.
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Preparation and characterization of gel polymer electrolytes using poly(ionic liquids) and high lithium salt concentration ionic liquids
Xiaoen Wang,Haijin Zhu,Gaetan M. A. Girard,Ruhamah Yunis,Douglas R. MacFarlane,David Mecerreyes,Aninda J. Bhattacharyya,Patrick C. Howlett,Maria Forsyth +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel GPE based on a polyIL, poly(diallyldimethylammonium) bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (PDADMA TFSI) and a high lithium-concentration phosphonium ionic liquid, trimethyl(isobutyl)phosphonium bis(fluorosulfonyls)imides (P111i4FSI), is prepared.
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Design of functional ionic liquids using magneto- and luminescent-active anions
Yukihiro Yoshida,Gunzi Saito +1 more
TL;DR: The component ions used so far include both inorganic and organic types; and various strategies, namely not only the proper choice but also the synthesis of anions to impart the functionality are presented.
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