Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Energy Storage Devices
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 1116
Special Issue Editor
2. Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
Interests: ionic liquids; electrolytes; batteries; supercapacitors; solid–electrolyte interphase; solid–liquid interface; lithium negative transference number; superionicity; ion correlations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ionic liquids are salts in the liquid state that have unique properties such as low volatility, excellent electrochemical stability, and low toxicity compared to conventional ether or ester electrolytes. Their tunable cation and anion chemistry greatly influences the physical–chemical properties of these electrolytes; hence, it is important to understand structure–property relationships between ionic liquids and their electrochemical behavior. Recently, ionic liquid electrolytes demonstrated excellent suitability for their application in rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors. Uncommon phenomena such as lithium negative transference, superionicity, interfacial electrofreezing, etc. take place with these electrolytes, making it crucial to understand the hidden rules for better electrolyte design even beyond ionic liquids themselves.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute your research to the Special Issue “Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Energy Storage Devices” of MDPI Materials (IF:3.1 (2023)).
This Special Issue aims to communicate recent discoveries related to the applications of ionic liquids in energy storage. In this Special Issue, original research articles, perspectives, and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: synthesis of ionic liquids, physical–chemical properties of ionic liquids, batteries and supercapacitors with ionic liquid electrolytes, fundamentals of ion transport in related electrolytes, etc.
We look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Dmitrii A. Rakov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ionic liquids
- electrolytes
- batteries
- supercapacitors
- solid–electrolyte interphase
- solid–liquid interface
- lithium negative transference number
- superionicity
- ion correlations
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