Electrolytes are central to life and technology but lack complete understanding. Recent
experiments with highly concentrated electrolytes have revealed electrostatic decay lengths …

The direct measurement of forces between atomically smooth mica surfaces down to sub-
nanometer separation was pioneered over 50 years ago and has yielded deep …

Water-in-salt electrolytes (WiSE) are concentrated aqueous electrolytes recently developed
that are of great interest because of their possible relevance for batteries. The origin for their …

Water is ubiquitous in the environment and is the origin for operational constraints in ionic-
liquid based electrolytes for supercapacitors. In this study, the influence of water on the …

Although many works have confirmed the layering structure of nanoconfined ionic liquids
(ILs), fundamental studies of their dynamic properties are less abundant. This work …

The present study provides molecular insight into the mechanisms underlying energy
dissipation and lubrication of a smooth contact lubricated by an ionic liquid. We have …

Polymer brush layers can act as effective lubricants owing to their low friction and good
controllability. However, their application to the field of tribology is limited by their poor wear …

Time evolution of the microscopic wetting velocity of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis
(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (EMI-TFSI) or water on a micrometer-scale line-patterned …

We report the structural transition of a phosphonium ionic liquid-based microemulsion from
the bulk to nanoconfined between atomically flat micas. Upon the nanoconfinement, we …