Tuning the electronic environment of the anion by using binary ionic liquid mixtures

Men, Shuang; Licence, Peter

Abstract

The electronic environment of the anion is tuned by using binary ionic liquid mixtures employing a com- mon anion and two cations with large difference in acidity. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is used to monitor the change of the electronic environment of the anion by measuring the binding energy of elements present in the anion. It is found that due to the large difference in acidity of the two cations, noticeable shifts can be observed for all anion-based components, no matter how basic the anion is.

Citation

Men, S., & Licence, P. (2017). Tuning the electronic environment of the anion by using binary ionic liquid mixtures. Chemical Physics Letters, 681, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2017.05.049

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 17, 2017
• Online Publication Date: May 18, 2017
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 7, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 7, 2017
• Journal: Chemical Physics Letters
• Print ISSN: 0009-2614
• Electronic ISSN: 0009-2614
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 681
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2017.05.049
• Keywords: Binary ionic liquid mixtures, Anion, XPS, Anion-based components
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/875737
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009261417304967
• Contract Date: Sep 7, 2017