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The surface structures of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([C(n)MIM][TFSI], n=2, 4, 6) are studied by high-resolution Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy. The average composition of the surface molecular layer is very close to the stoichiometric composition, showing that neither ion is enriched in the surface layer. A detailed analysis indicates that both cations and anions have preferential molecular orientations at the surface. The alkyl chains of the [C(n)MIM] cations protrude to the vacuum and the CF(3) groups of the [TFSI] anions are also pointing toward the vacuum. While the orientation of the [TFSI] anion becomes weaker with increasing alkyl-chain length, the protrusion of the alkyl chain occurs irrespective of the chain length. It was also found that the N(SO(2))(2) moiety is located nearly at the same depth as the imidazolium ring, suggesting that one of oxygen atoms in [TFSI] is bonded to the hydrogen of the C(2) carbon atom of the imidazolium ring

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Observation of surface structure of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide using high-resolution Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy