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  1. Article ; Online: Investigating particle size effects on NMR spectra of ions diffusing in porous carbons through a mesoscopic model.

    Sasikumar, Anagha / Merlet, Céline

    Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance

    2023  Volume 126, Page(s) 101883

    Abstract: Characterizing ion adsorption and diffusion in porous carbons is essential to understand the performance of such materials in a range of key technologies such as energy storage and capacitive deionisation. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is ...

    Abstract Characterizing ion adsorption and diffusion in porous carbons is essential to understand the performance of such materials in a range of key technologies such as energy storage and capacitive deionisation. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful technique to get insights in these systems thanks to its ability to distinguish between bulk and adsorbed species and to its sensitivity to dynamic phenomena. Nevertheless, a clear interpretation of the experimental results is sometimes rendered difficult by the various factors affecting NMR spectra. A mesoscopic model to predict NMR spectra of ions diffusing in carbon particles is adapted to include dynamic exchange between the intra-particle space and the bulk electrolyte surrounding the particle. A systematic study of the particle size effect on the NMR spectra for different distributions of magnetic environments in the porous carbons is conducted. The model demonstrates the importance of considering a range of magnetic environments, instead of a single chemical shift value corresponding to adsorbed species, and of including a range of exchange rates (between in and out of the particle), instead of a single timescale, to predict realistic NMR spectra. Depending on the pore size distribution of the carbon particle and the ratio between bulk and adsorbed species, both the NMR linewidth and peak positions can be largely influenced by the particle size.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-12
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1122088-0
    ISSN 1527-3326 ; 0926-2040
    ISSN (online) 1527-3326
    ISSN 0926-2040
    DOI 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101883
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  2. Article ; Online: Dynamics and Energetics of Ion Adsorption at the Interface between a Pure Ionic Liquid and Carbon Electrodes.

    Gaudy, Nicolas / Salanne, Mathieu / Merlet, Céline

    The journal of physical chemistry. B

    2024  

    Abstract: Molecular dynamics simulations have been used extensively to determine equilibrium properties of the electrode-electrolyte interface in supercapacitors held at various potentials. While such studies are essential to understand and optimize the ... ...

    Abstract Molecular dynamics simulations have been used extensively to determine equilibrium properties of the electrode-electrolyte interface in supercapacitors held at various potentials. While such studies are essential to understand and optimize the performance of such energy storage systems, investigation of the dynamics of adsorption during the charge of the supercapacitors is also necessary. Dynamical properties are especially important to get an insight into the power density of supercapacitors, one of their main assets. In this work, we propose a new method to coarse-grain simulations of all-atom systems and compute effective Lennard-Jones and Coulomb parameters, allowing subsequently to analyze the trajectories of adsorbing ions. We focus on pure 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide in contact with planar carbon electrodes. We characterize the evolution of the ion orientation and ion-electrode distance during adsorption and show that ions reorientate as they adsorb. We then determine the forces experienced by the adsorbing ions and demonstrate that Coulomb forces are dominant at a long range while van der Waals forces are dominant at a short range. We also show that there is an almost equal contribution from the two forces at an intermediate distance, explaining the peak of ion density close to the electrode surface.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1520-5207
    ISSN (online) 1520-5207
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c01192
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  3. Book ; Online: Investigating particle size effects on NMR spectra of ions diffusing in porous carbons through a mesoscopic model

    Sasikumar, Anagha / Merlet, Céline

    2023  

    Abstract: Characterizing ion adsorption and diffusion in porous carbons is essential to understand the performance of such materials in a range of key technologies such as energy storage and capacitive deionisation. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is ...

    Abstract Characterizing ion adsorption and diffusion in porous carbons is essential to understand the performance of such materials in a range of key technologies such as energy storage and capacitive deionisation. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful technique to get insights in these systems thanks to its ability to distinguish between bulk and adsorbed species and to its sensitivity to dynamic phenomena. Nevertheless, a clear interpretation of the experimental results is sometimes rendered difficult by the various factors affecting NMR spectra. A mesoscopic model to predict NMR spectra of ions diffusing in carbon particles is adapted to include dynamic exchange between the intra-particle space and the bulk electrolyte surrounding the particle. A systematic study of the particle size effect on the NMR spectra for different distributions of magnetic environments in the porous carbons is conducted. The model demonstrates the importance of considering a range of magnetic environments, instead of a single chemical shift value corresponding to adsorbed species, and of including a range of exchange rates (between in and out of the particle), instead of a single timescale, to predict realistic NMR spectra. Depending on the pore size distribution of the carbon particle and the ratio between bulk and adsorbed species, both the NMR linewidth and peak positions can be largely influenced by the particle size.
    Keywords Condensed Matter - Materials Science
    Subject code 541
    Publishing date 2023-05-05
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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  4. Article ; Online: Elucidating Curvature-Capacitance Relationships in Carbon-Based Supercapacitors.

    Seebeck, Jannes / Merlet, Céline / Meißner, Robert H

    Physical review letters

    2022  Volume 128, Issue 8, Page(s) 86001

    Abstract: Nanoscale surface curvatures, either convex or concave, strongly influence the charging behavior of supercapacitors. Rationalizing individual influences of electrode atoms to the capacitance is possible by interpreting distinct elements of the charge- ... ...

    Abstract Nanoscale surface curvatures, either convex or concave, strongly influence the charging behavior of supercapacitors. Rationalizing individual influences of electrode atoms to the capacitance is possible by interpreting distinct elements of the charge-charge covariance matrix derived from individual charge variations of the electrode atoms. An ionic liquid solvated in acetonitrile and confined between two electrodes, each consisting of three undulated graphene layers, serves as a demonstrator to illustrate pronounced and nontrivial features of the capacitance with respect to the electrode curvature. In addition, the applied voltage determines whether a convex or concave surface contributes to increased capacitance. While at lower voltages capacitance variations are in general correlated with ion number density variations in the double layer formed in the concave region of the electrode, for certain electrode designs a surprisingly strong contribution of the convex part to the differential capacitance is found both at higher and lower voltages.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208853-8
    ISSN 1079-7114 ; 0031-9007
    ISSN (online) 1079-7114
    ISSN 0031-9007
    DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.086001
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  5. Article ; Online: Understanding the Chemical Shifts of Aqueous Electrolyte Species Adsorbed in Carbon Nanopores.

    Sasikumar, Anagha / Griffin, John M / Merlet, Céline

    The journal of physical chemistry letters

    2022  Volume 13, Issue 38, Page(s) 8953–8962

    Abstract: Interfaces between aqueous electrolytes and nanoporous carbons are involved in a number of technological applications such as energy storage and capacitive deionization. Nuclear magnetic spectroscopy is a very useful tool to characterize ion adsorption ... ...

    Abstract Interfaces between aqueous electrolytes and nanoporous carbons are involved in a number of technological applications such as energy storage and capacitive deionization. Nuclear magnetic spectroscopy is a very useful tool to characterize ion adsorption in such systems thanks to its nuclei specificity and the ability to distinguish between ions in the bulk and in pores. We use complementary methods (density functional theory, molecular dynamics simulations, and a mesoscopic model) to investigate the relative importance of various effects on the chemical shifts of adsorbed species: ring currents, ion organization in pores of various sizes, specific ion-carbon interactions, and hydration. We show that ring currents and ion organization are predominant for the determination of chemical shifts in the case of Li
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1948-7185
    ISSN (online) 1948-7185
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02260
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  6. Article ; Online: Carbon-carbon supercapacitors: Beyond the average pore size or how electrolyte confinement and inaccessible pores affect the capacitance.

    Lahrar, El Hassane / Simon, Patrice / Merlet, Céline

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2021  Volume 155, Issue 18, Page(s) 184703

    Abstract: Carbon-carbon supercapacitors are high power electrochemical energy storage systems, which store energy through reversible ion adsorption at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Due to the complex structure of the porous carbons used as electrodes, ... ...

    Abstract Carbon-carbon supercapacitors are high power electrochemical energy storage systems, which store energy through reversible ion adsorption at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Due to the complex structure of the porous carbons used as electrodes, extracting structure-property relationships in these systems remains a challenge. In this work, we conduct molecular simulations of two model supercapacitors based on nanoporous electrodes with the same average pore size, a property often used when comparing porous materials, but different morphologies. We show that the carbon with the more ordered structure, and a well defined pore size, has a much higher capacitance than the carbon with the more disordered structure and a broader pore size distribution. We analyze the structure of the confined electrolyte and show that the ions adsorbed in the ordered carbon are present in larger quantities and are also more confined than for the disordered carbon. Both aspects favor a better charge separation and thus a larger capacitance. In addition, the disordered electrodes contain a significant amount of carbon atoms, which are never in contact with the electrolyte, carry a close to zero charge, and are thus not involved in the charge storage. The total quantities of adsorbed ions and degrees of confinement do not change much with the applied potential, and as such, this work opens the door to computationally tractable screening strategies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0065150
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  7. Article ; Online: Structural disorder determines capacitance in nanoporous carbons.

    Liu, Xinyu / Lyu, Dongxun / Merlet, Céline / Leesmith, Matthew J A / Hua, Xiao / Xu, Zhen / Grey, Clare P / Forse, Alexander C

    Science (New York, N.Y.)

    2024  Volume 384, Issue 6693, Page(s) 321–325

    Abstract: The difficulty in characterizing the complex structures of nanoporous carbon electrodes has led to a lack of clear design principles with which to improve supercapacitors. Pore size has long been considered the main lever to improve capacitance. However, ...

    Abstract The difficulty in characterizing the complex structures of nanoporous carbon electrodes has led to a lack of clear design principles with which to improve supercapacitors. Pore size has long been considered the main lever to improve capacitance. However, our evaluation of a large series of commercial nanoporous carbons finds a lack of correlation between pore size and capacitance. Instead, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurements and simulations reveal a strong correlation between structural disorder in the electrodes and capacitance. More disordered carbons with smaller graphene-like domains show higher capacitances owing to the more efficient storage of ions in their nanopores. Our findings suggest ways to understand and exploit disorder to achieve highly energy-dense supercapacitors.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 128410-1
    ISSN 1095-9203 ; 0036-8075
    ISSN (online) 1095-9203
    ISSN 0036-8075
    DOI 10.1126/science.adn6242
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  8. Book ; Online: Understanding the chemical shifts of aqueous electrolyte species adsorbed in carbon nanopores

    Sasikumar, Anagha / Griffin, John M. / Merlet, Céline

    2022  

    Abstract: Interfaces between aqueous electrolytes and nanoporous carbons are involved in a number of technological applications such as energy storage and capacitive deionization. The disordered nature of the carbon materials makes it challenging to characterize ... ...

    Abstract Interfaces between aqueous electrolytes and nanoporous carbons are involved in a number of technological applications such as energy storage and capacitive deionization. The disordered nature of the carbon materials makes it challenging to characterize ion adsorption and relationships between materials properties and performance. Nuclear magnetic spectroscopy can be very helpful in that respect thanks to its nuclei specificity and ability to distinguish between ions in the bulk and in pores. Nevertheless, several factors can affect the measured chemical shifts making it difficult to interpret experimental results. We use complementary methods, namely density functional theory calculations, molecular dynamics simulations and a mesoscopic model, to investigate various factors affecting the chemical shifts of aqueous electrolyte species. We show that the relative importance of these factors depend on the ion nature. In particular, the hydration shell has a much more pronounced effect for large polarizable ions such as Rb$^+$ and Cs$^+$ compared to Li$^+$.
    Keywords Condensed Matter - Materials Science
    Subject code 541
    Publishing date 2022-07-20
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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  9. Article ; Online: NMR studies of adsorption and diffusion in porous carbonaceous materials.

    Forse, Alexander C / Merlet, Céline / Grey, Clare P / Griffin, John M

    Progress in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    2021  Volume 124-125, Page(s) 57–84

    Abstract: Porous carbonaceous materials have many important industrial applications including energy storage, water purification, and adsorption of volatile organic compounds. Most of their applications rely upon the adsorption of molecules or ions within the ... ...

    Abstract Porous carbonaceous materials have many important industrial applications including energy storage, water purification, and adsorption of volatile organic compounds. Most of their applications rely upon the adsorption of molecules or ions within the interior pore volume of the carbon particles. Understanding the behaviour and properties of adsorbate species on the molecular level is therefore key for optimising porous carbon materials, but this is very challenging owing to the complexity of the disordered carbon structure and the presence of multiple phases in the system. In recent years, NMR spectroscopy has emerged as one of the few experimental techniques that can resolve adsorbed species from those outside the pore network. Adsorbed, or "in-pore" species are shielded with respect to their free (or "ex-pore") counterparts. This shielding effect arises primarily due to ring currents in the carbon structure in the presence of a magnetic field, such that the observed chemical shift differences upon adsorption are independent of the observed nucleus to a first approximation. Theoretical modelling has played an important role in rationalising and explaining these experimental observations. Together, experiments and simulations have enabled a large amount of information to be gained on the adsorption and diffusion of adsorbed species, as well as on the structural and magnetic properties of the porous carbon adsorbent. Here, we review the methodological developments and applications of NMR spectroscopy and related modelling in this field, and provide perspectives on possible future applications and research directions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 209325-x
    ISSN 1873-3301 ; 0079-6565
    ISSN (online) 1873-3301
    ISSN 0079-6565
    DOI 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2021.03.003
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  10. Book ; Online: Carbon-carbon supercapacitors

    Lahrar, El Hassane / Simon, Patrice / Merlet, Céline

    Beyond the average pore size or how electrolyte confinement and inaccessible pores affect the capacitance

    2021  

    Abstract: Carbon-carbon supercapacitors are high power electrochemical energy storage systems which store energy through reversible ion adsorption at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Due to the complex structure of the porous carbons used as electrodes, ... ...

    Abstract Carbon-carbon supercapacitors are high power electrochemical energy storage systems which store energy through reversible ion adsorption at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Due to the complex structure of the porous carbons used as electrodes, extracting structure-property relationships in these systems remains a challenge. In this work, we conduct molecular simulations of two model supercapacitors based on nanoporous electrodes with the same average pore size, a property often used when comparing porous materials, but different morphologies. We show that the carbon with the more ordered structure, and a well defined pore size, has a much higher capacitance than the carbon with the more disordered structure, and a broader pore size distribution. We analyze the structure of the confined electrolyte and show that the ions adsorbed in the ordered carbon are present in larger quantities and are also more confined than for the disordered carbon. Both aspects favor a better charge separation and thus a larger capacitance. In addition, the disordered electrodes contain a significant amount of carbon atoms which are never in contact with the electrolyte, carry a close to zero charge and are thus not involved in the charge storage. The total quantities of adsorbed ions and degrees of confinement do not change much with the applied potential and as such, this work opens the door to computationally tractable screening strategies.
    Keywords Condensed Matter - Materials Science
    Publishing date 2021-07-29
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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