Influence of Lithium Solutes on Double-Layer Structure of Ionic Liquids

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 4857-4861

  Smith, Alexander M ^a   Perkin, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

confined liquids; electrical double layer; SFA; solvation; surface forces

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; IONS; LIQUIDS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; SOLVATION;

CONFINED LIQUIDS; DIRECT FORCE MEASUREMENTS; DOUBLE LAYER STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; IONIC LIQUID-ELECTRODE INTERFACE; SFA; SURFACE FORCES;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84949032984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02166     Document Type: Article

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