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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Computational Chemistry

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  • Electrical double layers (EDLs) are crucial for electrochemical devices.
  • Ionic liquids (ILs) offer tunable properties for EDL applications.
  • Dicationic ionic liquids (DILs) present unique structural and capacitive behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the interfacial structure and capacitance of EDLs in DILs.
  • Compare DILs with monocationic ILs near graphene electrodes.
  • Analyze the effect of cation chain length on EDL properties.

Main Methods:

  • Molecular dynamics simulations.
  • Modeling of dicationic ionic liquids [Cn(mim)2](BF4)2 (n=3, 6, 9) and monocationic [C3mim][BF4].
  • Simulation near planar graphene electrodes.

Main Results:

  • A distinct double-peak adsorbed layer was observed for [C3(mim)2](BF4)2 at neutral electrodes, unlike single peaks for other cations.
  • Negative electrode charging significantly reduced the second peak for [C3(mim)2](2+) but increased it for longer-chain DILs.
  • Capacitance-potential curves shifted from camel to bell shapes with increasing cation chain length.

Conclusions:

  • Ion-wall interaction and cation-anion association dictate interfacial structure in DILs.
  • EDL capacitance in DILs is tunable via cation chain length, impacting ion adsorption and interionic interactions.
  • Findings provide insights for designing advanced electrochemical energy storage systems.