Morphology of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids as Deposited by Vapor Deposition: Micro-/Nanodroplets and Thin Films

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

José C. S. Costa (Author) FCUP; Adélio Mendes (Author) FEUP; Luís L. M. N. B. F. Santos (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: ChemPhysChem

Vol. 17 No. 14

Pages: 2123-2127

ISSN: 1439-4235

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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CORDIS: Technological sciences

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LEPABE - Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia

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Authenticus ID: P-00K-P31

DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600198

Abstract (EN): The morphology of micro-and nanodroplets and thin films of ionic liquids (ILs) prepared through physical vapor deposition is presented. The morphology of droplets deposited on indium-tin-oxide-coated glass is presented for the extended 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([C(n)C(1)im][Ntf(2)]; n = 1-8) series, and the results show the nanostructuration of ILs. The use of in-vacuum energetic particles enhances/increases the nanodroplets mobility/coalescence mechanisms and can be a pathway to the fabrication of thin IL films.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5