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Ionic Liquids: Solvents for the Electrodeposition of Metals and Semiconductors
Author(s) -
Endres Frank
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/1439-7641(20020215)3:2<144::aid-cphc144>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , ionic bonding , semiconductor , materials science , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , ion , catalysis , optoelectronics , engineering
In a wider sense, ionic liquids are molten salts that melt below 100 °C. As their name suggests, they are solely composed of ions and many combinations of organic and/or inorganic cations and anions exist. Depending on the systems they can reach electrochemical windows of more than 4 V and thus they give access to a number of elements that cannot be electrodeposited from aqueous solutions, such as the light and refractory metals, as well as elemental and compound semiconductors. Presumably, ionic liquids will become important for electrochemical nanotechnology.