Effect of dissolved LiCl on the ionic liquid-Au(111) electrical double layer structure

Robert Hayes; Natalia Borisenko; Brendan Corr; Grant B Webber; Frank Endres; Rob Atkin

doi:10.1039/c2cc35737b

Effect of dissolved LiCl on the ionic liquid-Au(111) electrical double layer structure

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Oct 21;48(82):10246-8. doi: 10.1039/c2cc35737b.

Authors

Robert Hayes¹, Natalia Borisenko, Brendan Corr, Grant B Webber, Frank Endres, Rob Atkin

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Advanced Particle Processing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.

PMID: 22968524
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35737b

Abstract

The electrical double layer at ionic liquid (IL)-Au(111) interfaces is composed of alternating ion layers. Interfacial layering is markedly weaker when small amounts of LiCl are dissolved in the IL for all potential between -2.0 V and +2.0 V (vs. Pt). This means that models developed for pure IL electrical double layers may not be valid when solutes are present.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Electrodes
Gold / chemistry*
Ionic Liquids / chemistry*
Lithium Chloride / chemistry*
Molecular Structure

Substances

Ionic Liquids
Gold
Lithium Chloride