Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/930298
- Title
- At the interface: solvation and designing ionic liquids
- Author/Creator
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Hayes, Robert;
Warr, Gregory G.;
Atkin, Rob
- Institution
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science & Information Technology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Description
- Ionic liquids’ (ILs) remarkable and tunable physicochemical properties mean they have distinct performance advantages over conventional solvents in many settings. However, the use of ILs in surface-dependent processes (e.g. electrodeposition, heterogeneous catalysis, dye solar cells) is hindered by the lack of a systematic understanding of IL interfacial structure. In this Perspective, we highlight recent experiments which show interfacial IL nanostructure is a consequence of both surface-specific and bulk liquid interactions. These results enable us to develop molecular design rules for controlling interfacial IL behavior.
- Relation
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Vol. 12, Issue 8, p. 1709-1723
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b920393a
- Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Keyword(s)
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sum-frequency generation;
atomic-force microscope;
nanoparticles;
sensitized solar-cells;
vibrational spectroscopy
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/930298
- Identifier
- ISSN:1463-9076
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