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Title: Proton Transport in Imidazoles: Unraveling the Role of Supramolecular Structure

Abstract

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.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  2. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1222571
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Cosby, James T., Holt, Adam P., Griffin, Phillip, Wang, Yangyang, and Sangoro, Joshua R. Proton Transport in Imidazoles: Unraveling the Role of Supramolecular Structure. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01887.
Cosby, James T., Holt, Adam P., Griffin, Phillip, Wang, Yangyang, & Sangoro, Joshua R. Proton Transport in Imidazoles: Unraveling the Role of Supramolecular Structure. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01887
Cosby, James T., Holt, Adam P., Griffin, Phillip, Wang, Yangyang, and Sangoro, Joshua R. Fri . "Proton Transport in Imidazoles: Unraveling the Role of Supramolecular Structure". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01887. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1222571.
@article{osti_1222571,
title = {Proton Transport in Imidazoles: Unraveling the Role of Supramolecular Structure},
author = {Cosby, James T. and Holt, Adam P. and Griffin, Phillip and Wang, Yangyang and Sangoro, Joshua R.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01887},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters},
number = 19,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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