title: Double layer of Au(100)/ionic liquid interface and its stability in imidazolium-based ionic liquids.
abstract: Ring any bells? The differential capacitance curve of Au(100) in neat [BMI]BF(4) (BMI = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium) ionic liquid has a bell-shaped feature (see picture). The adsorption of BMI(+) shows a disorder-order transition and depends on the structure of the surface. Ordered adsorption in a micelle-like structure stabilizes the underlying Au surface.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Zhuan
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yong-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Jia-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zhao-Bin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bing-Wei
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D004566:Electrodes; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: C525963:1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium; D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D008823:Micelles; D006046:Gold