Electrochemistry of room temperature ionic Liquids with applications to electrospray propulsion

Room Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs) exhibit a number of physical properties that have opened new doors for technological advancements in space-based micropropulsion, focused ion beam, energy storage, and other research and industrial applications. As a family of concentrated electrolytes, RTIL electrochemical properties deviate from classical theories whose mean-field approach glossed over effects arising from the constituent ions' size and shape. Further development in the understanding of RTIL electrochemistry will drive better design towards enabling technologies, and this research contributes to the growing body of experimental data for RTIL electrochemical behavior with particular focus on applications towards electrospray propulsion devices. Electrochemical system behavior is governed by interfacial properties, in particular the electrical double layer (EDL).

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Masuyama, Kento

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Paulo C. Lozano.

• Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105557

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/105557