Structure and nanostructure in ionic liquids

R Hayes, GG Warr, R Atkin - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Much of chemistry is concerned with the study of reactions and processes in solution, that is,
where liquids are used as solvents. 2, 3 The solvent is the (excess) liquid phase in which …

Multiscale studies on ionic liquids

K Dong, X Liu, H Dong, X Zhang, S Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) offer a wide range of promising applications because of their much
enhanced properties. However, further development of such materials depends on the …

Microstructural and dynamical heterogeneities in ionic liquids

YL Wang, B Li, S Sarman, F Mocci, ZY Lu… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a special category of molten salts solely composed of ions with varied
molecular symmetry and charge delocalization. The versatility in combining varied cation …

Nanostructure, hydrogen bonding and rheology in choline chloride deep eutectic solvents as a function of the hydrogen bond donor

R Stefanovic, M Ludwig, GB Webber, R Atkin… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are a mixture of a salt and a molecular hydrogen bond donor,
which form a eutectic liquid with a depressed melting point. Quantum mechanical molecular …

Ionic liquids in catalysis

HP Steinrueck, P Wasserscheid - Catalysis Letters, 2015 - Springer
Ionic liquids (ILs), salts with melting points below 100° C, represent a fascinating class of
liquid materials typically characterized by an extremely low vapor pressure. Besides their …

Bacterial-nanostructure interactions: The role of cell elasticity and adhesion forces

A Elbourne, J Chapman, A Gelmi, D Cozzolino… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The attachment of single-celled organisms, namely bacteria and fungi, to abiotic surfaces is
of great interest to both the scientific and medical communities. This is because the …

Bulk and interfacial nanostructure and properties in deep eutectic solvents: Current perspectives and future directions

SJ Bryant, AJ Christofferson, TL Greaves… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are a tailorable class of solvents that are rapidly gaining
scientific and industrial interest. This is because they are distinct from conventional …

Behavior of citrate-capped ultrasmall gold nanoparticles on a supported lipid bilayer interface at atomic resolution

R Kariuki, R Penman, SJ Bryant, R Orrell-Trigg… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials have the potential to transform biological and biomedical research, with
applications ranging from drug delivery and diagnostics to targeted interference of specific …

Nanostructure of the ionic liquid–graphite stern layer

A Elbourne, S McDonald, K Voïchovsky, F Endres… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) are attractive solvents for devices such as lithium ion batteries and
capacitors, but their uptake is limited, partially because their Stern layer nanostructure is …

Nanostructure of the deep eutectic solvent/platinum electrode interface as a function of potential and water content

OS Hammond, H Li, C Westermann… - Nanoscale …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The interfacial nanostructure of the three most widely-studied Deep Eutectic Solvents
(DESs), choline chloride: urea (ChCl: Urea), choline chloride: ethylene glycol (ChCl: EG) …