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Dynamics of Ionic Liquids Confined in Carbon-Based Nanomaterial Towards Energy Storage and Conversion Application

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Introduction

Room temperature ionic liquids (ILs) refer to a class of salts with low melting points lower than 100 °C, entirely consisting of organic cations and inorganic (or organic) anions [1, 2]. In recent years, ILs have attracted a great deal of scientific attention due to its exceptional properties such as wide electrochemical as well as thermal windows, negligible volatility, non-flammability, and high ionic conductivity [3, 4]. Above mentioned advantages make ILs extremely promising for a wide range of engineering and electrochemical applications, including cellulose and nuclear fuel reprocessing, solar thermal energy harvest, waste recycling, CO2 capture, lubrication, catalysis, and electro-wetting [5, 6]. Especially, the distinguished properties of non-flammability, high ionic conductivity, electrochemical and thermal stability make them ideal electrolytes for energy conversion and storage devices including solar cells, fuel cells, supercapacitors, and lithium-ion...

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51876059), the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (No. 51525602), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2018MS059).

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  1. School of Energy Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China

    Tian-Hu Wang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China

    Xiao-Dong Wang

  3. Research Center of Engineering Thermophysics, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China

    Xiao-Dong Wang

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  2. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

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Wang, TH., Wang, XD. (2021). Dynamics of Ionic Liquids Confined in Carbon-Based Nanomaterial Towards Energy Storage and Conversion Application. In: Zhang, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ionic Liquids. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6739-6_64-1

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