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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Ionic liquids (ILs) exhibit complex inter-molecular dynamics crucial for their applications.
  • Understanding low-frequency dynamics (<5 THz) in ILs is essential for predicting their behavior.
  • Imidazolium-based ILs are widely studied due to their tunable properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the low-frequency inter-molecular dynamics of three imidazolium-based ionic liquids.
  • To correlate anion size with structural inhomogeneity and dynamic properties.
  • To elucidate the relationship between echo decay time and structural order.

Main Methods:

  • Two-dimensional (2D) Raman-THz spectroscopy was employed to probe inter-molecular dynamics.
  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were utilized to complement experimental findings.
  • Analysis focused on echo decay times in the 2D Raman-THz response.

Main Results:

  • Experimental results showed a substantial increase in structural inhomogeneity when a larger [NTf2] anion replaced a smaller [DCA] anion.
  • MD simulations corroborated these findings by comparing experimental echo decay times with computed velocity echoes.
  • A correlation was established between echo decay time and the degree of structural order in the charge alternation network.

Conclusions:

  • The size of the anion significantly influences the low-frequency dynamics and structural inhomogeneity of imidazolium-based ILs.
  • Echo decay time serves as a sensitive indicator of the instantaneous structural order within the IL.
  • Larger anions promote enhanced structural order related to the charge alternation network.