title: Low-frequency Raman spectra and fragility of imidazolium ionic liquids.
abstract: Raman spectra within the 5-200 cm(-1) range have been recorded as a function of temperature for different ionic liquids based on imidazolium cations. A correlation has been found between fragility and the temperature dependence of the strength of fast relaxational motions. Understanding quasielastic scattering as the relaxational contribution to ionic mean-squared displacement elucidates some effects on ionic liquids' fragility resulting from modifications in the chemical structure.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Espectroscopia Molecular, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 26077, CEP 05513-970 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. mccribei@iq.usp.br
authors.forename: Mauro C C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ribeiro