Mechanisms of lithium selection from mixed LiCl-NaCl solution by nanopores: The synergistic effects of nanoconfinement and electric fields

The Interplay of Solvation and Polarization Effects on Ion Pairing in Nanoconfined Electrolytes

“…In supercapacitors, for example, the accessible charging and discharging rates of the device are determined in part by the conductivity of an electrolyte confined within a porous carbon electrode; − this conductivity is significantly impacted by the extent to which ions exist as free charge carriers versus neutral ion pairs . Ion–ion interactions also impact the electrolyte’s transference number, i.e., the relative flux of each ionic species, , and thus have important implications in designing membranes for ion-selective separations. − Understanding and ultimately controlling ion-pairing behavior in nanoconfined solutions is thus a crucial element of developing improved energy storage and separations technologies.…”