Freyland Werner. Coulombic Fluids: Bulk and Interfaces

Springer, 2011. — 188 p. — ISBN 9783642177781.Ionic liquids have attracted considerable interest in recent years. In this book the bulk and interfacial physico-chemical characteristics of various fluid systems dominated by Coulomb interactions are treated which includes molten salts, ionic liquids as well as metal-molten salt mixtures and expanded fluid metals. Of particular interest is the comparison of the different systems. Topics in the bulk phase concern the microscopic structure, the phase behaviour and critical phenomena, and the metal-nonmetal transition. Interfacial phenomena include wetting transitions, electrowetting, surface freezing, and the electrified ionic liquid/ electrode interface. With regard to the latter 2D and 3D electrochemical phase formation of metals and semi-conductors on the nanometer scale is described for a number of selected examples. The basic concepts and various experimental methods are introduced making the book suitable for both graduate students and researchers interested in Coulombic fluids.Liquid Metals, Molten Salts, and Ionic Liquids: Some Basic Properties
Bulk Peculiarities: Metal–Nonmetal Transitions
Interfacial Phase Transitions
Electrified Ionic Liquid/Solid Interfaces
Appendixes
Structure Factor S.q/ and High-Temperature/High-Pressure Neutron Diffraction
Optical and ESR Spectroscopy with In Situ Coulometric Titration
Capillary Wave Spectroscopy at Elevated Temperatures
High-Temperature Ellipsometry
Electrochemical Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy