Electrochemical Aspects of Ionic Liquids

by Ohno, Hiroyuki

• ISBN13: 9780470647813
• ISBN10: 0470647817
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The second edition is based on the original book, which has been revised, updated and expanded in order to cover the latest information on this rapidly growing field. The book begins with a description of general and electrochemical properties of ionic liquids and continues with a discussion of applications in biochemistry, ionic devices, functional design and polymeric ionic liquids.The new edition includes new chapters on Li ion Batteries and Actuators, as well as a revision of existing chapters to include a discussion on purification and the effects of impurities, adsorption of ionic liquids on interfaces and on the electrochemical double layer, among other topics.

Author Biography

Hiroyuki Ohno, PhD, is a professor and Dean of the Institute of Symbiotic Science and a professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. He is renowned for his research and is a pioneer in the realm of ionic liquids and ion-conductive materials. The editor of the Wiley journal Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Professor Ohno has published more than 320 papers in the field of ionic liquids, as well as more than 145 reviews and book chapters.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
Preface to the First Edition	p. xi
Acknowledgments for the Second Edition	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xv
Importance and Possibility of Ionic Liquids	p. 1
Physical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids: Inorganic and Organic as Well as Protic and Aprotic	p. 5
Basic Electrochemistry	p. 33
General Techniques	p. 35
Electrochemical Windows of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs)	p. 43
Diffusion in Ionic Liquids and Correlation with Ionic Transport Behavior	p. 65
Ionic Conductivity	p. 87
Optical Waveguide Spectroscopy	p. 95
Electrolytic Reactions	p. 101
Electrodeposition of Metals in Ionic Liquids	p. 129
Bioelectrochemistry	p. 157
Enzymatic Reactions	p. 159
Molecular Self-assembly in Ionic Liquids	p. 169
Solubilization of Biomaterials into Ionic Liquids	p. 183
Redox Reaction of Proteins	p. 193
Ionic Devices	p. 203
Li Batteries	p. 205
Photoelectrocheinical Cells	p. 221
Fuel Cells	p. 235
Double-Layer Capacitors	p. 243
Actuators	p. 271
Functional Design	p. 279
Novel Fluoroanion Salts	p. 281
Neutralized Amines	p. 293
Zwitterionic Liquids	p. 301
Alkali Metal Ionic Liquids	p. 317
Polyether/Salt Hybrids	p. 325
Electric Conductivity and Magnetic Ionic Liquids	p. 337
Ionic Liquids in Ordered Structures	p. 347
Ion Conduction in Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal	p. 349
Liquid Crystalline Ionic Liquids	p. 375
Gel-Type Polymer Electrolytes	p. 393
Ionic Liquid Gels	p. 395
Zwitterionic Liquid/Polymer Gels	p. 403
Ionic Liquidized DNA	p. 409
Polymerized Ionic Liquids	p. 417
Ion Conductive Polymers	p. 419
Amphoteric Polymers	p. 433
Polymer Brushes	p. 441
Conclusion	p. 457
Future Prospects	p. 459
Appendix: Structures of Zwitterions	p. 463
Index	p. 465
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