DFT study of ionic liquids adsorption on circumcoronene shaped graphene

Autor: Ruzanov, Anton, Lembinen, Meeri, Ers, Heigo, de la Vega, José M. García, Lage-Estebanez, Isabel, Lust, Enn, Ivaništšev, Vladislav B.
Rok vydání: 2017
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12156
Popis: Carbon materials have a range of properties such as high electrical conductivity, high specific surface area, and mechanical flexibility are relevant for electrochemical applications. Carbon materials are utilised in energy conversion-and-storage devices along with electrolytes of complementary properties. In this work, we study the interaction of highly concentrated electrolytes (ionic liquids) at a model carbon surface (circumcoronene) using density functional theory methods. Our results indicate the decisive role of the dispersion interactions that noticeably strengthen the circumcoronene-ion interaction. Also, we focus on the adsorption of halide anions as the electrolytes containing these ions are promising for practical use in supercapacitors and solar cells.
Databáze: arXiv