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Extraordinarily Efficient Conduction in a Redox-Active Ionic Liquid

Thorsmolle, Verner K. ; Rothenberger, Guido ; Topgaard, Daniel LU ; Brauer, Jan C. ; Kuang, Dai-Bin ; Zakeeruddin, Shaik M. ; Lindman, Björn LU ; Graetzel, Michael and Moser, Jacques-E. (2011) In ChemPhysChem 12(1). p.145-149
Abstract
Iodine added to iodide-based ionic liquids leads to extraordinarily efficient charge transport, vastly exceeding that expected for such viscous systems. Using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, in conjunction with dc conductivity, diffusivity and viscosity measurements we unravel the conductivity pathways in 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium iodide melts. This study presents evidence of the Grotthuss mechanism as a significant contributor to the conductivity, and provides new insights into ion pairing processes as well as the formation of polyiodides. The terahertz and transport results are reunited in a model providing a quantitative description of the conduction by physical diffusion and the Grotthuss bond-exchange process. These novel... (More)
Iodine added to iodide-based ionic liquids leads to extraordinarily efficient charge transport, vastly exceeding that expected for such viscous systems. Using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, in conjunction with dc conductivity, diffusivity and viscosity measurements we unravel the conductivity pathways in 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium iodide melts. This study presents evidence of the Grotthuss mechanism as a significant contributor to the conductivity, and provides new insights into ion pairing processes as well as the formation of polyiodides. The terahertz and transport results are reunited in a model providing a quantitative description of the conduction by physical diffusion and the Grotthuss bond-exchange process. These novel results are important for the fundamental understanding of conduction in molten salts and for applications where ionic liquids are used as charge-transporting media such as in batteries and dye-sensitized solar cells. (Less)
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electrolyte, conducting materials, ion pairs, ionic liquids, terahertz, spectroscopy
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ChemPhysChem
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12
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145 - 149
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1439-7641
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10.1002/cphc.201000819
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English
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  author       = {{Thorsmolle, Verner K. and Rothenberger, Guido and Topgaard, Daniel and Brauer, Jan C. and Kuang, Dai-Bin and Zakeeruddin, Shaik M. and Lindman, Björn and Graetzel, Michael and Moser, Jacques-E.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{145--149}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{ChemPhysChem}},
  title        = {{Extraordinarily Efficient Conduction in a Redox-Active Ionic Liquid}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201000819}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/cphc.201000819}},
  volume       = {{12}},
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