title: Morphology of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids as Deposited by Vapor Deposition: Micro-/Nanodroplets and Thin Films.
abstract: The morphology of micro- and nanodroplets and thin films of ionic liquids (ILs) prepared through physical vapor deposition is presented. The morphology of droplets deposited on indium-tin-oxide-coated glass is presented for the extended 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([Cn C1 im][Ntf2 ]; n=1-8) series, and the results show the nanostructuration of ILs. The use of in-vacuum energetic particles enhances/increases the nanodroplets mobility/coalescence mechanisms and can be a pathway to the fabrication of thin IL films.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigação em Química (CIQ), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal. josecdscosta@gmail.com.|Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy (LEPABE), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal. josecdscosta@gmail.com.
authors.forename: José C S
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy (LEPABE), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Adélio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigação em Química (CIQ), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal. lbsantos@fc.up.pt.
authors.forename: Luís M N B F
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Santos
keywords: ionic liquids; nanostructures; organic semiconductors; thin films; vapor deposition