X-ray diffraction and molecular dynamics simulations were used to probe the structures of two families of ionic liquids containing oligoether tails on the cations. Imidazolium and pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide ILs with side chains ranging from 4 to 10 atoms in length, including both linear alkyl and oligo-ethylene oxide tails, were prepared. Their physical properties, such as viscosity, conductivity and thermal profile, were measured and compared for systematic trends. Consistent with earlier literature, a single ether substituent substantially decreases the viscosity of pyrrolidinium and imidazolium ILs compared to their alkyl congeners. Remarkably, as the number of ether units in the pyrrolidinium ILs increases there is hardly any increase in the viscosity, in contrast to alkylpyrrolidinium ILs where the viscosity increases steadily with chain length. Viscosities of imidazolium ether ILs increase with chain length but always remain well below their alkyl congeners. To complement the experimentally determined properties, molecular dynamics simulations were run on the two ILs with the longest ether chains. The results point to specific aspects that could be useful for researchers designing ILs for specific applications. The focus of the ionic liquid (IL) community is shifting beyond the mere measurement of physical properties and identification of trends arising from particular structural moieties. Researchers are delving deeper into the nanostructural interactions between the ions to determine the topographical landscape of the ions within the liquids that influence IL properties.1-3 Such information is valuable when tuning the properties of ILs for particular applications. The ability to tune the properties of ionic liquids for specific applications is a major factor in their allure as remarkable solvents that make it possible to do extreme chemistry without extreme conditions. It has been acknowledged that although ionic liquids have a combination of physical properties that make them attractive alternatives to traditional solvents, they have relatively high viscosities that hamper their practical application in large-scale processes. For example, in the area of electrochemical energy storage devices there is still an urgent need for improved electrolytes exhibiting properties of combustion resistance, high conductivity, and wide electrochemical windows. ILs with improved transport properties (viscosity, conductivity and diffusivity) would be perfect candidates to address this need. Structural modification of the IL cation and anion is a proven tool to dramatically alter IL properties. In particular, substituting ether functionalities for alkyl functionalities on IL cations has been shown to reduce the viscosity of ionic liquids significantly.2,4-6 In this work we examine the effect of incorporating oligoether side chains of varying lengths (1-3 repeating ethoxy units, Figure 1) on the physical properties and structural characteristics of imidazolium and pyrrolidinium NTf 2 ionic liquids in ...
Ionic liquids (ILs) with relatively low viscosities and broad windows of electrochemical stability are often constructed by pairing asymmetric cations with bisfluorosulfonylimide (FSI−) or bistriflimide (NTf2 −) anions. In this work, we systematically studied the structures of ILs with these anions and related perfluorobis-sulfonylimide anions with asymmetry and/or longer chains: (fluorosulfonyl)(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BSI0,1−), bis(pentafluoroethylsulfonyl)imide (BETI−), and (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) (nonafluorobutylsulfonyl)imide (BSI1,4−) using high energy X-ray scattering and molecular dynamics simulation methods. 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations with shorter (ethyl, Im2,1+) and longer (octyl, Im1,8+) hydrocarbon chains were selected to examine how the sizes of nonpolar hydrocarbon and fluorous chains affect IL structures and properties. In comparison with these, we also computationally explored the structure of ionic liquids with anions having longer fluorinated tails.
Here we report a thorough investigation of the microscopic and mesoscopic structural organization in a series of triphilic fluorinated room temperature ionic liquids, namely [1-alkyl,3-methylimidazolium][(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)(nonafluorobutylsulfonyl)imide], with alkyl = ethyl, butyl, octyl ([C n mim][IM 14 ], n = 2, 4, 8), based on the synergic exploitation of X-ray and Neutron Scattering and Molecular Dynamics simulations. This study reveals the strong complementarity between X-ray/neutron scattering in detecting the complex segregated morphology in these systems at mesoscopic spatial scales. The use of MD simulations delivering a very good agreement with experimental data allows us to gain a robust understanding of the segregated morphology. The structural scenario is completed with determination of dynamic properties accessing the diffusive behavior and a relaxation map is provided for [C 2 mim][IM 14 ] and [C 8 mim][IM 14 ], highlighting their natures as fragile glass formers.
As one of the most important properties of materials, micro-hardness is influenced by material microstructure significantly. The reported data show that the micro-hardness of materials varies with the variation of crystallographic orientation. This paper presents an analytical model to quantify the effect of crystallographic orientation on micro-hardness by analyzing the mechanical behavior in the test of Vickers hardness. The plastic deformation occurs under the micro-indentation with the flow stress affected significantly by crystallographic orientation of material. This paper develops a Taylor factor model to quantify the effect of crystallographic orientation on the flow stress of polycrystalline materials, by examining the number and the style of activated slip systems. Considering the linear relationship between the flow stress and Vickers hardness, the effect of crystallographic orientation on the Vickers hardness is established. To verify the Taylor factor model, compression tests and Vickers hardness tests were conducted. The result shows that the predictions coincided with the experimental data, which suggests that the model considering the variation of crystallographic orientation is accurate and the Taylor factor model is reasonable. To analyze the sensitivity of flow stress and Vickers hardness to CO, this paper also predicted flow stress and hardness using models without considering the variability of Taylor factor and the athernal stress. The three predictions were compared with the experimental data, and the results proved that the model considering the variability Taylor factor improves flow stress and accuracy of hardness models.
In micro-grinding, the depth of cut is smaller than the grain size of workpiece material. Since the micro-grinding wheel cuts through the grain boundaries, the crystallographic effects become more significant in the micro-grinding than that in macro-machining. To quantify the effect of crystallographic orientation on the flow stress of polycrystalline material, the Taylor factor model is developed by examining the number and type of the activated slip systems. Then, the shear force model is developed based on the flow stress model considering the effect of crystallographic orientation. Moreover, the plowing force is predicted based on the Vickers hardness of workpiece material and the plowing friction coefficient. A comprehensive model is then proposed to predict micro-grinding force by consolidating the mechanical, thermal, crystallographic, and size effect. Micro-grinding experiments adopting Taguchi’s method were conducted to verify the model, and the results indicated that the predictions agree well with the experimental data. Besides, single-factorial experiments were conducted with the only variable being Taylor factor and the results suggest that the Taylor factor model is capable of capturing the effect of crystallographic orientation on grinding force.
rich and a Ag-rich solid solutions, both of face-centered cubic (fcc) structures, are observed in the Ag 14 Ta 86 multilayered films on 200-keV xenon ion beam mixing, and the formation of two co-existing solid solutions is the result of a process of spinodal decomposition. The abnormal fcc Ta-rich solid solution has a Ta concentration larger than 86 at. pct and a lattice constant determined to be around 4.28 Å . Besides, first-principles calculations were employed to understand the possibility of a structural phase transition from body-centered cubic to fcc in Ta. Comparing the heat of formation (DH f ) differences between fcc and bcc structures, Ta has the smallest DH f difference among the four refractory metals (Ta, Mo, Nb, and W). It is concluded that the interfacial and irradiation energies play important roles in overcoming the energy barrier for the structural phase transition to take place.
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