Proton Transport in Imidazoles: Unraveling the Role of Supramolecular Structure

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• 作者：Tyler Cosby ; Adam Holt ; Philip J. Griffin ; Yangyang Wang ; Joshua Sangoro
• 刊名：The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：October 1, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：6
• 期：19
• 页码：3961-3965
• 全文大小：334K
• ISSN：1948-7185

文摘

The impact of supramolecular hydrogen bonded networks on dynamics and charge transport in 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole (2E4MIm), a model proton-conducting system, is investigated by broadband dielectric spectroscopy, depolarized dynamic light scattering, viscometry, and calorimetry. It is observed that the slow, Debye-like relaxation reflecting the supramolecular structure in neat 2E4MIm is eliminated upon the addition of minute amounts of levulinic acid. This is attributed to the dissociation of imidazole molecules and the breaking down of hydrogen-bonded chains, which leads to a 10-fold enhancement of ionic conductivity.