Heterogeneous Nature of Relaxation Dynamics of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids (EMIm)2[Co(NCS)4] and (BMIm)2[Co(NCS)4]

Stella Hensel-Bielowka, Zaneta Wojnarowska, Marzena Dzida, Edward Zorębski, Michał Zorębski, Monika Geppert-Rybczyńska, Tim Peppel, Katarzyna Grzybowska, Yangyang Wang, Alexei P. Sokolov, Marian Paluch

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Abstract

Dynamic crossover above Tg has been recognized as a characteristic feature of molecular dynamics of liquids approaching glass transition. Experimentally, it is manifested as a change in Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann dependence or a breakdown of the Stokes-Einstein and related relations. In this paper, we report the exception from this rather general pattern of behavior. By means of dielectric, ultrasonic, rheological, and calorimetric methods, dynamics of two good ionic conductors (BMIm)2[Co(NCS)4] and (EMIm)2[Co(NCS)4] of less common stoichiometry (2:1) was studied in a very broad temperature range. However, none of the mentioned dynamic changes was observed in the entire studied temperature range. On the contrary, the single VFT and the same fractional Walden coefficient were found for conductivity and viscosity changes over 12 decades. Moreover, ultrasonic studies revealed that the data at temperatures which cover the normal liquid region cannot be fitted by a single exponential decay, and the Cole-Cole function should be used instead.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20363-20368
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume119
Issue number35
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 11 2015

Funding

FundersFunder number
Narodowym Centrum NaukiDEC-2011/03/B/ST3/02072
National Science FoundationCHE-1213444

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