Surface properties of ionic liquid adsorbate layer are influenced by the dipole of the underneath substrate

Ionic liquids (ILs) form nonfluidic layers at the solid-liquid interface. The properties of the IL interfacial layer play important roles in IL-based applications. Since the liquid-phase IL directly contacts and interacts with the IL interfacial layer rather than the underneath substrate, the surfa...

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Publié dans:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 28(2012), 25 vom: 26. Juni, Seite 9593-600
Auteur principal: Zhang, Xiaoning (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Lu, Lingbo, Cai, Yuguang
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2012
Accès à la collection:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Sujets:Journal Article
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Résumé:Ionic liquids (ILs) form nonfluidic layers at the solid-liquid interface. The properties of the IL interfacial layer play important roles in IL-based applications. Since the liquid-phase IL directly contacts and interacts with the IL interfacial layer rather than the underneath substrate, the surface properties of the interfacial layer could influence how the IL behaves on a solid surface. We used scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and force spectroscopy to investigate how chemical patterns with different dipoles reacted with ionic liquids. We find that even without direct contact on chemical patterns, the IL can form an adsorbate layer on chemical patterns via vapor-phase condensation. The dipole of the chemical pattern can direct the adsorption and assembly of the IL adsorbate. The surface properties of the IL adsorbate layer depend on the dipole of the underneath chemical patterns. Our results indicate that the interfacial IL layer may exist before the IL contacts a solid surface. The charge and dipole of the substrate can influence the structures and properties of the IL interfacial layer. Characterization and measurements of the IL interfacial properties must be conducted under the pretext that the charge/dipole of the substrate is known
Description:Date Completed 31.10.2012
Date Revised 26.06.2012
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la301452d