Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) are mixtures of large ionic molecules of importance to energy technology applications, such as supercapacitors and high-performance batteries. A new computational model that uses fluctuating hydrodynamics to allow for efficient and accurate investigation of complex nanometer scale structures is presented. This hydrodynamic model is derived to be consistent with the thermodynamic and electrical properties ultimately responsible for the rich phenomena observed in RTILs. Simulation results demonstrate that the model reproduces important physical effects observed in RTIL experiments.
Source: Physical Review Fluids
Authors: Katherine Klymko, Andrew Nonaka, John B. Bell, Sean P. Carney, Alejandro L. Garcia
Institution: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Catalysis
Field: Chemical Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3016340958