Minimizing the electrosorption of water from humid ionic liquids on electrodes

Ionic liquid electrolytes can impart increased operational voltage and energy density in supercapacitors, but water may diminish performance. Here the authors show that the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of ionic liquids can influence electrosorption of water and ultimately the supercapacitor perform...

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Main Authors: Sheng Bi, Runxi Wang, Shuai Liu, Jiawei Yan, Bingwei Mao, Alexei A. Kornyshev, Guang Feng
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/06a58bd90ef848259304b9f56fce1f6a
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Summary:Ionic liquid electrolytes can impart increased operational voltage and energy density in supercapacitors, but water may diminish performance. Here the authors show that the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of ionic liquids can influence electrosorption of water and ultimately the supercapacitor performance.