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Published on: May 29, 2018
Elucidating interactions of ionic liquids with polymer films using confocal Raman spectroscopy
Thomas Schäfer1, Roberto E Di Paolo, Ricardo Franco
1REQUIMTE-CQFB, Department of Chemistry, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal. tom@dq.fct.unl.pt
Abstract:
We report on the molecular interactions between room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) and Nafion and PDMS membranes, proving that in contact with these polymers RTILs behave like electrolytes rather than solvents.

