イオン液体|水界面:電気化学のための新しい帯電系
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概要
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A room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) consisting of hydrophobic cations and anions forms a two-phase system with water (W). The interface between the RTIL and W is inevitably electrified because of the dissolution of cations and anions constituting the RTIL into the W phase and the two-phase system should, hence, be considered as a new electrochemical system where the phase-boundary potential across the RTIL|W interface plays a key role in determining physicochemical properties of the two-phase system, notably the interfacial charge transfer and the structure of the electrical double layers at the interface. When the solubility of the RTIL in W is on the order of a few mmol dm-3 or higher, the RTIL|W interface behaves as an electrochemically nonpolarized interface; the phase-boundary potential is determined by the composition of the two phases. At the opposite extreme where the solubility is a few tens µmol dm-3 or lower, the interface can be taken as an electrochemically polarized interface, since the phase-boundary potential can be controlled by externally applying a voltage across the two terminals of the cell that comprises the RTIL|W interface. This electrochemical polarizability allows us to employ a variety of electrochemical techniques for studying the RTIL|W interface. Electrochemical view points as well as electrochemical techniques are powerful in clarifying the unique properties of this new electrified interface. Conversely, this two-phase system poses us intriguing problems, which can in turn widen the scope of electrochemistry.
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著者
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垣内 隆
Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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西 直哉
Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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KAKIUCHI Takashi
Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University
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NISHI Naoya
Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University