title: Surface analysis of ionic liquids with and without lithium salt using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
abstract: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was applied to a neat ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide [EMI(+)][Tf(2)N(-)] and its lithium salt solution at room temperature to clarify the composition and structure of its near-surface region. Core level peaks were recorded for Li 1s, N 1s, C 1s, F 1s, O 1s, S 2s, and S 2p. Valence band XPS spectra (0-40 eV binding energy) were also studied. The XPS spectra were analyzed using DV-Xα calculations. Results show that the planar type isomer of the EMI(+) cation is dominant at the near-surface region of EMI-Tf(2)N. Results of XPS measurements show a spectrum of Li 1s in Li/EMI-Tf(2)N. The proposed models for the preferred orientation of the ions exhibit good agreement with results obtained from the DV-Xα calculations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. kurisaki@fukuoka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurisaki
authors.forename: Daisaku
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Hisanobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wakita
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Minofar
authors.forename: Shuhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umebayashi