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Ionic Liquid Electrical Double Layer from Large Amplitude Fourier Transformed Ac Voltammetry Data

Tuesday, 31 May 2016: 08:40
Sapphire 411 A (Hilton San Diego Bayfront)
A. J. Lucio, S. K. Shaw (University of Iowa), J. Zhang, and A. M. Bond (Monash University)
The electrical double layer (EDL) regions in ionic liquid (IL) solvents demonstrate behaviors that are not easily explained by a priori knowledge of aqueous counterparts. Despite previous and ongoing research efforts, debate surrounds the causes and prediction of these behaviors. A possible pitfall is the range of ionicity in IL cation/anion pairs. One relatively new and powerful tool useful for exploring the solid-liquid interface that can address these questions is large-amplitude Fourier transform alternating current (FT-ac) voltammetry. By measuring the FT-ac voltammetry signal in potential windows containing only double-layer charging current, the characteristic morphology of ILs’ EDLs can be revealed. This work will discuss the interfacial capacitance of protic and aprotic ILs systems and develop a relationship to fundamental harmonic components of the FT-ac data across metallic and non-metallic working electrodes. The experimental data will be compared with existing theoretical models to advance a working picture of the IL EDL within the capacitive current regime.