title: Microwave activation in ionic liquids induces high temperature-high speed electrochemical processes.
abstract: Self-focusing of intense microwave radiation at the tip of a 25 microm diameter platinum disk microelectrode immersed into the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIM(+)PF(6)(-)) containing 1 mM ferrocene causes dramatically (two orders of magnitude) enhanced voltammetric current signals and temperatures in excess of 600 K (at the electrode surface)--extreme conditions sufficient for condensed phase pyrolysis processes to occur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK LE11 3TU.
authors.forename: Ujjal Kumar
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Sur
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marken
authors.forename: Barry A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Compton
authors.forename: Jairton
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dupont