• 文献标题:   Water in the Electrical Double Layer of Ionic Liquids on Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHENG QL, GOODWIN ZAH, GOPALAKRISHNAN V, HOANE AG, HAN MW, ZHANG RX, HAWTHORNE N, BATTEAS JD, GEWIRTH AA, ESPINOSAMARZAL RM
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, ionic liquid, electrical double layer, capacitance, force measurement
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.3c01043 EA MAY 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

The performance of electrochemical devices using ionic liquids (ILs) as electrolytes can be impaired by water uptake. This work investigates the influence of water on the behavior of hydrophilic and hydrophobic ILs-with ethylsulfate and tris(perfluoroalkyl)trifluorophosphate or bis(trifluoromethyl sulfonyl)imide (TFSI) anions, respectively-on electrified graphene, a promising electrode material. The results show that water uptake slightly reduces the IL electrochemical stability and significantly influences graphene's potential of zero charge, which is justified by the extent of anion depletion from the surface. Experiments confirm the dominant contribution of graphene's quantum capacitance (CQ) to the total interfacial capacitance (Cint) near the PZC, as expected from theory. Combining theory and experiments reveals that the hydrophilic IL efficiently screens surface charge and exhibits the largest double layer capacitance (CIL similar to 80 mu F cm-2), so that CQ governs the charge stored. The hydrophobic ILs are less efficient in charge screening and thus exhibit a smaller capacitance (CIL similar to 6-9 mu F cm-2), which governs Cint already at small potentials. An increase in the total interfacial capacitance is observed at positive voltages for humid TFSI-ILs relative to dry ones, consistent with the presence of a satellite peak. Short-range surface forces reveal the change of the interfacial layering with potential and water uptake owing to reorientation of counterions, counterion binding, co-ion repulsion, and water enrichment. These results are consistent with the charge being mainly stored in a similar to 2 nm-thick double layer, which implies that ILs behave as highly concentrated electrolytes. This knowledge will advance the design of ILgraphene-based electrochemical devices.