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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 study on the electrodeposition of tantalum on NiTi alloy in an ionic liquid and corrosion behaviour of the coated alloy
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Electrodeposition of Ge, Si and SixGe1-x from an air-and water-stable ionic liquid
TL;DR: The electrodeposition of Ge, Si and, for the first time, of Si(x)Ge(1-x) from the air- and water-stable ionic liquid 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide containing GeCl(4) and/or SiCl( 4) as precursors is investigated by cyclic voltammetry and high-resolution scanning electron microsc
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Aluminium electroplated from ionic liquids as protective coating against steel corrosion
Stefano Caporali,A. Fossati,Alessandro Lavacchi,Ilaria Perissi,Alexander Tolstogouzov,Ugo Bardi +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the protection action of thin layers of aluminium electroplated on a carbon steel (UNI Fe360B) has been studied using X-ray diffraction and SEM microscopy coupled with EDX microanalysis.
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Crown ether-mediated extraction and functional conversion of cytochrome C in ionic liquids.
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Template assisted electrodeposition of germanium and silicon nanowires in an ionic liquid
Rihab Al-Salman,Jeremy Mallet,Michael Molinari,P. Fricoteaux,Florie Martineau,Michel Troyon,S. Zein El Abedin,Frank Endres +7 more
TL;DR: Preliminary structural characterizations demonstrate the promising prospective of this innovative elaboration process compared to constraining high vacuum and high temperature methods.