Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jannick Guschlbauer, Leszek Niedzicki, Litwin Jacob, Edyta Rzeszotarska, Damian Pociecha, Piotr Kaszynski
Summary: A new approach to anisotropic liquid electrolytes is explored using a non-ionic liquid crystalline host doped with a lithium salt. The concentration of the ionic additives does not significantly affect the stability of the mesophase, but expands the ion conducting channels. The conductivity and activation energy of the electrolyte vary with temperature and lithium ion concentration.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Michael A. Stolberg, Benjamin A. Paren, Pablo A. Leon, Christopher M. Brown, Gavin Winter, Kiarash Gordiz, Alberto Concellon, Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli, Yang Shao-Horn, Jeremiah A. Johnson
Summary: Solid polymer electrolytes have the potential to enable safer and more energy-dense batteries. This study investigates the impact of anion dissociation energy on ion conduction in solid polymer electrolytes. The researchers developed ionenes with various cations and found that the addition of a cation-coordinating solvent greatly enhanced ionic conductivity without disrupting the lamellar structure. This work demonstrates that molecular design can facilitate significant improvements in ion conduction in solid polymer electrolytes.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Kathryn E. O'Harra, George M. Timmermann, Jason E. Bara, Kevin M. Miller
Summary: This study introduces the exploration of using ionic liquids (ILs) as solvents for ionenes-charged polymers, leading to the formation of poly(IL)-ionene semi-interpenetrating networks (semi-IPNs). The resulting poly(IL)-ionene semi-IPNs show enhanced elasticity and ionic conductivity compared to neat poly(IL). This unique type of ionic composite presents vast opportunities for material design due to the limitless possibilities for IL and ionene structures.
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hong Zhang, Ying Luo, Dong Chen, Hui Liu, Penglei Cui, Jun Yang
Summary: By synthesizing core-shell gold (Au)@Palladium (Pd) nanoparticles in an ionic liquid, the study combines the advantages of ionic liquids in preparing fine metal nanoparticles and core-shell structures, resulting in nanomaterials smaller than 3 nm with high activity in ethanol electrooxidation, exceeding commercial Pd/C catalysts.
GREEN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yue Sun, Shan Xue, Jinhua Sun, Xingxing Li, Yuchen Ou, Baohuan Zhu, Muslum Demir
Summary: Supercapacitors are attracting attention in energy storage fields due to their safety, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. Pore carbon materials derived from renewable biomass materials are important and cost-effective electrode materials for supercapacitors. However, the low ionic conductivity of biomass materials limits their electrochemical performance. This study introduces an immiscible liquid-mediated method to improve the ionic conductivity of silk-derived nitrogen-doped porous carbon electrodes. The addition of organic liquid promotes ion transport in the electrode pores, resulting in a specific capacitance of 565.3 F g-1 at a current density.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Farid Taherkhani, Alessandro Fortunelli
Summary: This study investigates the thermal conductivity behavior of silver-gold and silver-palladium alloys using molecular dynamics simulations. The results show that the thermal conductivity exhibits a non-monotonic trend with doping concentration, with the electronic contribution dominant at room temperature and the phonon contribution becoming dominant at high temperature.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Sakinah Mohd Alauddin, A. Ramadan Ibrahim, Nurul Fadhilah Kamalul Aripin, Thamil Selvi Velayutham, Osama K. Abou-Zied, Alfonso Martinez-Felipe
Summary: The authors synthesized a series of liquid crystalline polymers containing different substituents, sulfonic groups and methyl groups, and evaluated their phase behavior and conductivity. One of the terpolymers exhibited the highest conductivity, with light responsiveness, and shows promise for developing new light-responsive polymeric electrolytes.
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mohamad Hamdi Zainal-Abidin, Maan Hayyan, Juan Matmin, Abdo Mohammed Al-Fakih, Naharullah Jamaluddin, Wan M. Asyraf Wan Mahmood, Roswanira Abdul Wahab, Faizuan Abdullah
Summary: The field of green technology is rapidly evolving, and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are emerging as potential alternatives to traditional compounds. Within DESs, magnetic DESs (MagDESs) are gaining attention due to their unique magnetic properties. These properties, along with their stability and compatibility, make MagDESs suitable for various applications such as magnetic separation and purification.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Polymer Science
Sangjoon Lee, Madhumita Patel, Rajkumar Patel
Summary: This review presents the challenges associated with autologous nerve grafting and the potential of artificial nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) as an alternative treatment method for peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs). The tubular NGCs provide guidance and protection for nerve growth and elongation. Novel designs of electrospun NGCs offer promising prospects for functional recovery.
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xinpeng Liu, Baohua Wang, Xiaole Dong, Yahui Qiu, Qingmei Meng
Summary: The study investigated the desulfurization and regeneration performance of nanofluids composed of oxidizing ionic liquids and inert nanoparticles. It was found that the addition of SiO2 nanoparticles significantly enhanced the desulfurization and regeneration performance, with an optimal weight ratio of 0.5% and a regeneration efficiency exceeding 88%. The mass transfer coefficient also increased significantly after the addition of nanoparticles.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu Yao, Tetsuya Tsuda, Tsukasa Torimoto, Susumu Kuwabata
Summary: Metal nanoparticle-based electrocatalysts, which are used in electronic devices for various electrochemical reactions, play a key role in emerging clean energy systems. Catalyst design and synthesis have been extensively studied in the past decades, with a particular focus on synthesis approaches using ionic liquids (ILs) as promising solvents for nanoparticle preparation. In this personal account, we review our previous and current research on nanoparticle preparation in IL and the utilization of these nanoparticles as electrocatalysts.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ane Escobar, Aleksandra Serafin, Mariana R. Carvalho, Mario Culebras, Andres Cantarero, Anne Beaucamp, Rui L. Reis, J. Miguel Oliveira, Maurice N. Collins
Summary: Novel PEDOT nanoparticles combined with silk fibroin are promising biomaterials for peripheral nerve regeneration, showing excellent mechanical and conductivity properties and avoiding scar tissue formation.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Ozce Durak, Muhammad Zeeshan, Nitasha Habib, Hasan Can Gulbalkan, Ala Abdulalem Abdo Moqbel Alsuhile, Hatice Pelin Caglayan, Samira F. Kurtoglu-Oztulum, Yuxin Zhao, Zeynep Pinar Haslak, Alper Uzun, Seda Keskin
Summary: The modification of porous materials' physicochemical properties using ionic liquids (ILs) has been extensively studied for various applications. The combination of ILs and porous materials shows great potential in gas adsorption and separation, catalysis, liquid-phase adsorption and separation, and ionic conductivity due to superior performances of hybrid composites. This review discusses the evolution of IL/porous material composites as a research field by exploring different types of porous materials, including metal organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), zeolites, and carbonaceous materials. The challenges, opportunities, synthesis methods, characterization techniques, applications, and future prospects of IL/porous materials are discussed to provide a roadmap for this area. The future advancements discussed in this review will provide insights into the design and development of novel hybrid materials and their potential to replace conventional materials.
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Le Yao, Chengjiang Lin, Xiaozheng Duan, Xiaoqing Ming, Zhixuan Chen, He Zhu, Shiping Zhu, Qi Zhang
Summary: This article reports a new type of underwater adhesive based on a polymeric matrix and hydrophobic ionic liquid, which has autonomous underwater adhesion capability. Research shows that the adhesion energy of this adhesive on PET substrate will increase more than 5 times after 24 hours.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
O. Kovalchuk, T. M. Kovalchuk, N. Tomasovicova, M. Timko, K. Zakutanska, D. Miakota, P. Kopcansky, O. F. Shevchuk, Y. Garbovskiy
Summary: Dispersing nanomaterials in liquid crystals can produce advanced materials with multifunctionality and tunability. The electrical and dielectric properties of liquid crystals are influenced by both cell thickness and nanoparticle concentration. The dielectric permittivity can be tuned by changing the nanoparticle concentration, while the electrical conductivity depends on both the cell thickness and nanoparticle concentration.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Masoudeh Ahmadi, Gerold Willing
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Biophysics
Seyhan Boyoglu, Komal Vig, Adam Pfendt, Shreekumar Pillai, Gerold A. Willing, Shree R. Singh
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2010)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Kyoung G. Lee, Shreekumar R. Pillai, Shree R. Singh, Gerold A. Willing
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
(2008)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zhuoliang Ye, Andrew N. Lane, Gerold A. Willing, R. Eric Berson
BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS
(2011)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Raja M. Nagisetty, Thomas D. Rockaway, Gerold A. Willing
JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION
(2014)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Adam Pfendt, Seyhan Boyoglu, Lijian Chen, Shree Singh, Gerold Willing
JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2011)
Article
Polymer Science
Raja M. Nagisetty, Thomas D. Rockaway, Gerold A. Willing
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2010)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaoting Hong, Mingyue Mo, Xiaohui Wu, Gerold Willing, K. S. Hui, K. N. Hui
JOURNAL OF DISPERSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoting Hong, Gerold A. Willing
Article
Instruments & Instrumentation
Xiaoting Hong, Gerold A. Willing
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
(2008)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Marzieh Moradi, Bailey M. Woods, Hemali Rathnayake, Stuart J. Williams, Gerold A. Willing
COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Marzieh Moradi, Qingwen He, Gerold A. Willing
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Catherine Y. Han, Gerold A. Willing, Zhili Xiao, H. Hau Wang
Article
Chemistry, Physical
DY Noh, GA Willing, CY Han, KS Shin, U Geiser, HH Wang
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2004)