Electroresponsive structuring and friction of a non-halogenated ionic liquid in a polar solvent: effect of concentrationShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, ISSN 1463-9076, E-ISSN 1463-9084, Vol. 22, no 34, p. 19162-19171Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Neutron reflectivity (NR) measurements have been employed to study the interfacial structuring and composition of electroresponsive boundary layers formed by an ionic liquid (IL) lubricant at an electrified gold interface when dispersed in a polar solvent. The results reveal that both the composition and extent of the IL boundary layers intricately depend on the bulk IL concentration and the applied surface potential. At the lowest concentration (5% weight/weight), a preferential adsorption of the IL cation at the gold electrode is observed, which hinders the ability to electro-induce changes in the boundary layers. In contrast, at higher IL bulk concentrations (10 and 20% weight/weight), the NR results reveal a significantly larger concentration of the IL ions at the gold interface that exhibit significantly greater electroresponsivity, with clear changes in the layer composition and layer thickness observed for different potentials. In complementary at. force microscopy (AFM) measurements on an electrified gold surface, such IL boundary layers are demonstrated to provide excellent friction reduction and electroactive friction (known as tribotronics). In agreement with the NR results obtained, clear concentration effects are also observed Together such results provide valuable mol. insight into the electroactive structuring of ILs in solvent mixtures, as well as provide mechanistic understanding of their tribotronic behaviors.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020. Vol. 22, no 34, p. 19162-19171
Keywords [en]
phosphonium mandelato borate neutron reflectivity tribol IR spectra
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-48796DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02736gOAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-48796DiVA, id: diva2:1468464
2020-09-182020-09-182023-05-25Bibliographically approved