Ionic Liquid Mediated Conductive Polymers

Nonlinear capacitance and electrochemical response of ionic liquid-ionic polymers

Lithium ion conductive behavior of TiO2 nanotube/ionic liquid matrices

A series of TiO2 nanotube (TNT)/ionic liquid matrices were prepared, and their lithium ion conductive properties were studied. SEM images implied that ionic liquid was dispersed on the whole surface of TNT. Addition of TNT to ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide (BMImTFSA)) resulted in significant increase of ionic conductivity. Furthermore, lithium transf...

Poly(ionic liquid)s: Polymers expanding classical property profiles

In recent years, polymeric/polymerized ionic liquids or poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) were found to take an enabling role in some fields of polymer chemistry and material science. PILs combine the unique properties of ionic liquids with the flexibility and properties of macromolecular architectures and provide novel properties and functions that are of huge potential in a multitude of applications...

CO2 absorption of polymers of ammonium-based ionic liquid monomers

The topic of global warming as a result of increased atomospheric CO2 concentration is becoming the most important environmental issue that the world faces today.[1] The capture and separation of CO2, especially CO2 from large point source, for example, fossil-fuel-fired electrical power–generation plants is critical to stabilize the atomospheric CO2 concentration.[2] The existing commercial CO...

Stable prenucleation mineral clusters are liquid-like ionic polymers

Calcium carbonate is an abundant substance that can be created in several mineral forms by the reaction of dissolved carbon dioxide in water with calcium ions. Through biomineralization, organisms can harness and control this process to form various functional materials that can act as anything from shells through to lenses. The early stages of calcium carbonate formation have recently attracte...