TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ning, Jiaoyi
A1  - Yu, Hongtao
A1  - Mei, Shilin
A1  - Schütze, Yannik
A1  - Risse, Sebastian
A1  - Kardjilov, Nikolay
A1  - Hilger, André
A1  - Manke, Ingo
A1  - Bande, Annika
A1  - Ruiz, Victor G.
A1  - Dzubiella, Joachim
A1  - Meng, Hong
A1  - Lu, Yan
T1  - Constructing binder- and carbon additive-free organosulfur cathodes based on conducting thiol-polymers through electropolymerization for lithium-sulfur batteries
JF  - ChemSusChem
N2  - Herein, the concept of constructing binder- and carbon additive-free organosulfur cathode was proved based on thiol-containing conducting polymer poly(4-(thiophene-3-yl) benzenethiol) (PTBT). The PTBT featured the polythiophene-structure main chain as a highly conducting framework and the benzenethiol side chain to copolymerize with sulfur and form a crosslinked organosulfur polymer (namely S/PTBT). Meanwhile, it could be in-situ deposited on the current collector by electro-polymerization, making it a binder-free and free-standing cathode for Li-S batteries. The S/PTBT cathode exhibited a reversible capacity of around 870 mAh g(-1) at 0.1 C and improved cycling performance compared to the physically mixed cathode (namely S&PTBT). This multifunction cathode eliminated the influence of the additives (carbon/binder), making it suitable to be applied as a model electrode for operando analysis. Operando X-ray imaging revealed the remarkable effect in the suppression of polysulfides shuttle via introducing covalent bonds, paving the way for the study of the intrinsic mechanisms in Li-S batteries.
KW  - electrochemistry
KW  - energy storage
KW  - lithium-sulfur batteries
KW  - operando
KW  - studies
KW  - organosulfur
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202200434
SN  - 1864-5631
SN  - 1864-564X
VL  - 15
IS  - 14
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Balischewski, Christian
A1  - Bhattacharyya, Biswajit
A1  - Sperlich, Eric
A1  - Günter, Christina
A1  - Beqiraj, Alkit
A1  - Klamroth, Tillmann
A1  - Behrens, Karsten
A1  - Mies, Stefan
A1  - Kelling, Alexandra
A1  - Lubahn, Susanne
A1  - Holtzheimer, Lea
A1  - Nitschke, Anne
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - Tetrahalidometallate(II) ionic liquids with more than one metal
BT  - the effect of bromide versus chloride
JF  - Chemistry - a European journal
N2  - Fifteen N-butylpyridinium salts - five monometallic [C4Py](2)[MBr4] and ten bimetallic [C4Py](2)[(M0.5M0.5Br4)-M-a-Br-b] (M=Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn) - were synthesized, and their structures and thermal and electrochemical properties were studied. All the compounds are ionic liquids (ILs) with melting points between 64 and 101 degrees C. Powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction show that all ILs are isostructural. The electrochemical stability windows of the ILs are between 2 and 3 V. The conductivities at room temperature are between 10(-5) and 10(-6) S cm(-1). At elevated temperatures, the conductivities reach up to 10(-4) S cm(-1) at 70 degrees C. The structures and properties of the current bromide-based ILs were also compared with those of previous examples using chloride ligands, which illustrated differences and similarities between the two groups of ILs.
KW  - electrochemistry
KW  - ionic liquids
KW  - metal-containing ionic liquids;
KW  - N-butylpyridinium bromide
KW  - tetrahalidometallates
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202201068
SN  - 1521-3765
VL  - 28
IS  - 64
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kapernaum, Nadia
A1  - Lange, Alyna
A1  - Ebert, Max
A1  - Grunwald, Marco A.
A1  - Häge, Christian
A1  - Marino, Sebastian
A1  - Zens, Anna
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
A1  - Gießelmann, Frank
A1  - Laschat, Sabine
T1  - Current topics in ionic liquid crystals
JF  - ChemPlusChem
N2  - Ionic liquid crystals (ILCs), that is, ionic liquids exhibiting mesomorphism, liquid crystalline phases, and anisotropic properties, have received intense attention in the past years. Among others, this is due to their special properties arising from the combination of properties stemming from ionic liquids and from liquid crystalline arrangements. Besides interesting fundamental aspects, ILCs have been claimed to have tremendous application potential that again arises from the combination of properties and architectures that are not accessible otherwise, or at least not accessible easily by other strategies. The current review highlights recent developments in ILC research, starting with some key fundamental aspects. Further subjects covered include the synthesis and variations of modern ILCs, including the specific tuning of their mesomorphic behavior. The review concludes with reflections on some applications that may be within reach for ILCs and finally highlights a few key challenges that must be overcome prior and during true commercialization of ILCs.
KW  - electrochemistry
KW  - ionic liquid crystals
KW  - mesogen mesophases
KW  - self-assembly
KW  - X-ray diffraction
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202100397
SN  - 2192-6506
VL  - 87
IS  - 1
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -