Interfaces of dicationic ionic liquids and graphene: A molecular dynamics simulation study

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 26, Issue 28, 2014, Pages

  Li, Song ^a   Feng, Guang ^a,b   Cummings, Peter T ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

dicationic ionic liquid; differential capacitance; electrical double layer; grapheme; interfacial structure; supercapacitor

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CAPACITANCE; CARBON; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; IONS; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POSITIVE IONS; SUPERCAPACITOR;

DICATIONIC IONIC LIQUIDS; DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITANCE; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; GRAPHEME; INTERFACIAL STRUCTURES;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84902960015     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/28/284106     Document Type: Article

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