Dynamic charge storage in ionic liquids-filled nanopores: Insight from a computational cyclic voltammetry study

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-30

  He, Yadong ^a   Huang, Jingsong ^b   Sumpter, Bobby G ^b   Kornyshev, Alexei A ^c   Qiao, Rui ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; IONS; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPORES;

COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DYNAMIC PHENOMENA; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; EXTERNAL FIELDS; NANOPOROUS ELECTRODE; ROOM TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUIDS; SLOSHING DYNAMICS; SUPER CAPACITOR;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84924406314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5024306     Document Type: Article

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