TY - JOUR
T1 - Ionic liquid clusters
T2 - Structure, formation mechanism, and effect on the behavior of ionic liquids
AU - Chen, Shimou
AU - Zhang, Suojiang
AU - Liu, Xiaomin
AU - Wang, Jinquan
AU - Wang, Jianji
AU - Dong, Kun
AU - Sun, Jian
AU - Xu, Baohua
PY - 2014/4/7
Y1 - 2014/4/7
N2 - The microstructure of ionic liquids (ILs) has attracted much attention due to their relevance in physiochemical properties and behavior of ILs. The existence of clusters (or microheterogeneous structure) is one of the main features for many ILs, which provides fundamental information for understanding the performance of ILs in their applications. This perspective concentrates on the recent progresses in IL clusters research. Firstly, we give a brief introduction on the structure of clusters in neat ILs and IL solutions. Secondly, the possible formation mechanism of the IL clusters is described. Then, the effects of the clusters on the physicochemical properties, interfacial properties, confined geometry and assembly processes of ILs are discussed. Finally, we address the associated challenges and prospects on the future study of IL clusters. This journal is
AB - The microstructure of ionic liquids (ILs) has attracted much attention due to their relevance in physiochemical properties and behavior of ILs. The existence of clusters (or microheterogeneous structure) is one of the main features for many ILs, which provides fundamental information for understanding the performance of ILs in their applications. This perspective concentrates on the recent progresses in IL clusters research. Firstly, we give a brief introduction on the structure of clusters in neat ILs and IL solutions. Secondly, the possible formation mechanism of the IL clusters is described. Then, the effects of the clusters on the physicochemical properties, interfacial properties, confined geometry and assembly processes of ILs are discussed. Finally, we address the associated challenges and prospects on the future study of IL clusters. This journal is
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U2 - 10.1039/c3cp53116c
DO - 10.1039/c3cp53116c
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84896789576
SN - 1463-9076
VL - 16
SP - 5893
EP - 5906
JO - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
JF - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
IS - 13
ER -