Electrotunable friction with ionic liquid lubricants
Room-temperature ionic liquids and their mixtures with organic solvents as lubricants open
a route to control lubricity at the nanoscale via electrical polarization of the sliding surfaces …
a route to control lubricity at the nanoscale via electrical polarization of the sliding surfaces …
The surface force balance: Direct measurement of interactions in fluids and soft matter
Over the last half-century, direct measurements of surface forces have been instrumental in
the exploration of a multitude of phenomena in liquid, soft, and biological matter …
the exploration of a multitude of phenomena in liquid, soft, and biological matter …
Impact of asymmetries in valences and diffusivities on the transport of a binary electrolyte in a charged cylindrical pore
Ion transport in porous media is present in a wealth of technologies, eg, energy storage
devices such as batteries and supercapacitors, and environmental technologies such as …
devices such as batteries and supercapacitors, and environmental technologies such as …
Dynamic density functional theory for the charging of electric double layer capacitors
We consider the charging of a model capacitor comprised of two planar electrodes and an
electrolyte. Upon switching on a voltage difference, electric double layers build up in this …
electrolyte. Upon switching on a voltage difference, electric double layers build up in this …
Correlation decoupling of Casimir interaction in an electrolyte driven by external electric fields
G Du, DS Dean, B Miao, R Podgornik - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
It is well established that the long-range van der Waals or thermal Casimir interaction
between two semi-infinite dielectrics separated by a distance H is screened by an …
between two semi-infinite dielectrics separated by a distance H is screened by an …
Direct measurement of surface forces: recent advances and insights
W Lin, J Klein - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The direct measurement of forces between atomically smooth mica surfaces down to sub-
nanometer separation was pioneered over 50 years ago and has yielded deep …
nanometer separation was pioneered over 50 years ago and has yielded deep …
Assessing Local Electrical Properties of Ionic Liquid/Metal Interfaces with Operando-XPS and by Incorporating Additional Circuit Elements
G Karaoglu, E Kutbay, S Ince, B Ulgut… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been utilized to record binding energy changes
upon applying direct current (DC) and/or alternating current (AC)(square-wave) bias with …
upon applying direct current (DC) and/or alternating current (AC)(square-wave) bias with …
Comparative Operando XPS and SEM Spatiotemporal Potential Mapping of Ionic Liquid Polarization in a Coplanar Electrochemical Device
The polarization response of a coplanar electrochemical capacitor covered with an ionic
liquid as the electrolyte has been examined using a combination of two powerful analytic …
liquid as the electrolyte has been examined using a combination of two powerful analytic …
Long-range fluctuation-induced forces in driven electrolytes
S Mahdisoltani, R Golestanian - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
We study the stochastic dynamics of an electrolyte driven by a uniform external electric field
and show that it exhibits generic scale invariance despite the presence of Debye screening …
and show that it exhibits generic scale invariance despite the presence of Debye screening …
Towards local tracking of solvated metal ions at solid-liquid interfaces
The dynamics of individual solvated ions near solid surfaces is the driving force behind
numerous interfacial processes, from electrochemical reactions to charge storage, mineral …
numerous interfacial processes, from electrochemical reactions to charge storage, mineral …