Electrical Double Layer Structure in Ionic Liquids and Its Importance for Supercapacitor, Battery, Sensing, and Lubrication Applications

Ionic liquids (ILs) have become highly popular solvents over the last two decades in a range of fields, especially in electrochemistry. Their intrinsic properties include high chemical and thermal stability, wide electrochemical windows, good conductivity, high polarity, tunability, and good solvati...

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Main Authors: Silvester-Dean, Debbie, Jamil, Rabia, Doblinger, Simon, Zhang, Y., Atkin, R., Li, H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: AMER CHEMICAL SOC 2021
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88913
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author Silvester-Dean, Debbie
Jamil, Rabia
Doblinger, Simon
Zhang, Y.
Atkin, R.
Li, H.
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Jamil, Rabia
Doblinger, Simon
Zhang, Y.
Atkin, R.
Li, H.
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description Ionic liquids (ILs) have become highly popular solvents over the last two decades in a range of fields, especially in electrochemistry. Their intrinsic properties include high chemical and thermal stability, wide electrochemical windows, good conductivity, high polarity, tunability, and good solvation properties, making them ideal as solvents for different electrochemical applications. At charged surfaces such as electrodes, an electrical double layer (EDL) forms when exposed to a fluid. IL ions form denser EDL structures compared to conventional solvent/electrolyte systems, which can cause differences in the behavior for electrochemical applications. This Perspective discusses some recent work (over the last three years) where the structure of the EDL in ILs has been examined and found to influence the behavior of supercapacitors, batteries, sensors, and lubrication systems that employ IL solvents. More fundamental work is expected to continue in this area, which will inform the design of solvents for use in these applications and beyond.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-889132022-07-27T06:26:01Z Electrical Double Layer Structure in Ionic Liquids and Its Importance for Supercapacitor, Battery, Sensing, and Lubrication Applications Silvester-Dean, Debbie Jamil, Rabia Doblinger, Simon Zhang, Y. Atkin, R. Li, H. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Physical Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Chemistry Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION ALKYL CHAIN-LENGTH GRAPHENE SUPERCAPACITORS DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITANCE ELECTRODE INTERFACES GRAPHITE ELECTRODE WATER ANION SUPERLUBRICITY NANOSTRUCTURE Ionic liquids (ILs) have become highly popular solvents over the last two decades in a range of fields, especially in electrochemistry. Their intrinsic properties include high chemical and thermal stability, wide electrochemical windows, good conductivity, high polarity, tunability, and good solvation properties, making them ideal as solvents for different electrochemical applications. At charged surfaces such as electrodes, an electrical double layer (EDL) forms when exposed to a fluid. IL ions form denser EDL structures compared to conventional solvent/electrolyte systems, which can cause differences in the behavior for electrochemical applications. This Perspective discusses some recent work (over the last three years) where the structure of the EDL in ILs has been examined and found to influence the behavior of supercapacitors, batteries, sensors, and lubrication systems that employ IL solvents. More fundamental work is expected to continue in this area, which will inform the design of solvents for use in these applications and beyond. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88913 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c03253 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP210102119 AMER CHEMICAL SOC fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION
ALKYL CHAIN-LENGTH
GRAPHENE SUPERCAPACITORS
DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITANCE
ELECTRODE INTERFACES
GRAPHITE ELECTRODE
WATER
ANION
SUPERLUBRICITY
NANOSTRUCTURE
Silvester-Dean, Debbie
Jamil, Rabia
Doblinger, Simon
Zhang, Y.
Atkin, R.
Li, H.
Electrical Double Layer Structure in Ionic Liquids and Its Importance for Supercapacitor, Battery, Sensing, and Lubrication Applications
title Electrical Double Layer Structure in Ionic Liquids and Its Importance for Supercapacitor, Battery, Sensing, and Lubrication Applications
title_full Electrical Double Layer Structure in Ionic Liquids and Its Importance for Supercapacitor, Battery, Sensing, and Lubrication Applications
title_fullStr Electrical Double Layer Structure in Ionic Liquids and Its Importance for Supercapacitor, Battery, Sensing, and Lubrication Applications
title_full_unstemmed Electrical Double Layer Structure in Ionic Liquids and Its Importance for Supercapacitor, Battery, Sensing, and Lubrication Applications
title_short Electrical Double Layer Structure in Ionic Liquids and Its Importance for Supercapacitor, Battery, Sensing, and Lubrication Applications
title_sort electrical double layer structure in ionic liquids and its importance for supercapacitor, battery, sensing, and lubrication applications
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION
ALKYL CHAIN-LENGTH
GRAPHENE SUPERCAPACITORS
DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITANCE
ELECTRODE INTERFACES
GRAPHITE ELECTRODE
WATER
ANION
SUPERLUBRICITY
NANOSTRUCTURE
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88913