Theoretical and Computational Study of the Structure and Dynamics of Ionic Liquid Mixtures: Thermodynamical and Interfacial Properties

Ionic liquids (ILs) are nanostructured green solvents with very useful properties for a large number of applications, including synthesis and catalysis, electrochemistry, or energy storage. These properties are determined by the choice of anion and cation, and can be further fine-tuned for specific...

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Autor: Docampo Álvarez, Borja
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/18262
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/18262
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias::Investigación::22 Física::2204 Física de fluidos::220408 Líquidos
Materias::Investigación::22 Física::2205 Mecánica::220510 Mecánica estadística
Materias::Investigación::12 Matemáticas::1203 Ciencia de los ordenadores::120326 Simulación
Materias::Investigación::22 Física::2213 Termodinámica::221311 Fenómenos de transporte
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Sumario:Ionic liquids (ILs) are nanostructured green solvents with very useful properties for a large number of applications, including synthesis and catalysis, electrochemistry, or energy storage. These properties are determined by the choice of anion and cation, and can be further fine-tuned for specific applications by means of mixing with molecular cosolvents or other ILs. This has resulted in them being known as "designer solvents." This thesis presents computer simulation studies, supplemented by experimental measurements, of mixtures of ILs with molecular cosolvents (water and alcohols) and other ILs, in order to understand their nanostructured mixing mechanisms in bulk mixtures and nanoconfined at the electrochemical interface.