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 …

[HTML][HTML] Reactivity, stability, and thermodynamics of para-methylpyridinium-based ionic liquids: Insight from DFT, NCI, and QTAIM

EA Eno, H Louis, TO Unimuke, TE Gber, IJ Mbonu… - Journal of Ionic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) have lately piqued scientific attention due to their potential applications in
green transition technologies such as catalysis, electrochemistry, and photovoltaic. The …

Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction on edges of a few layer molybdenum disulfide nanodots

J Benson, M Li, S Wang, P Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The design and development of inexpensive highly efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen
production underpins several emerging clean-energy technologies. In this work, for the first …

Electronic structure investigation of the stability, reactivity, NBO analysis, thermodynamics, and the nature of the interactions in methyl-substituted imidazolium-based …

JA Agwupuye, H Louis, TO Unimuke, P David… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the stability, reactivity and electronic interionic interactions of methyl-
substituted imidazolium (MMMIM) based ionic liquids (ILs); 1, 2, 4-trimethylimidazolium …

Green synthesis, activation and functionalization of adsorbents for dye sequestration

A Mudhoo, RK Gautam, MC Ncibi, F Zhao… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
The release of recalcitrant dyes into the biosphere is a threat because of pollution and
environmental health issues. Adsorption using commercial activated carbon has been …

Adsorption of pyrimidin-2-amine (PA) on graphene quantum dots (GQDs): non-covalent interaction study

Z Ullah, HJ Kim, YS Mary, X Zhan, HW Kwon - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
A detailed theoretical study was implemented on a novel drug molecule “Pyrimidin-2-amine
(PA)”. Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD …

A high-voltage and stable zinc-air battery enabled by dual-hydrophobic-induced proton shuttle shielding

Y Cui, Y Zhu, J Du, Y Zhang, K Li, W Liu, G Huang… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) stand out among next-generation battery
technologies due to their high energy density and high safety but suffer from electrochemical …

Revealing the role of different nitrogen functionalities in the drug delivery performance of graphene quantum dots: a combined density functional theory and molecular …

M Vatanparast, Z Shariatinia - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The amount and type of nitrogen (N) functionalities in graphene quantum dots can be
controlled by tuning the synthesis conditions, which gives rise to their diverse applications …

Investigation of the adsorption of a DNA based purine derivative on N/B-doped coronene and coronene by means of DFT and NCI interaction analysis

JS Al-Otaibi, YS Mary, YS Mary, A Mondal… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the aid of density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT simulations, the
adsorption of 2-amino-1, 7-dihydropurin-6-one (ADO) on coronene and coronene that has …

[HTML][HTML] Binary ionic liquid electrolyte design for ultrahigh-energy density graphene-based supercapacitors

SI Wong, H Lin, T Ma, J Sunarso, BT Wong… - Materials Reports …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although room temperature ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as potential next-generation
electrolytes for their wide electrochemical stability window (ESW), the trade-off between this …