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Colloidal Interaction in Ionic Liquids: Effects of Ionic Structures and Surface Chemistry on Rheology of Silica Colloidal Dispersions

To understand the important factors that dominate colloidal stability in ionic liquids (ILs), rheology of the dispersions of hydrophilic and hydrophobic silica nanoparticles were investigated in ILs with different ionic structures. The dispersion of hydrophilic silica nanoparticles in [BF4] anion-ba...

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Published in:Langmuir 2009-01, Vol.25 (2), p.825-831
Main Authors: Ueno, Kazuhide, Imaizumi, Satoru, Hata, Kenji, Watanabe, Masayoshi
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Language:English
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Summary:To understand the important factors that dominate colloidal stability in ionic liquids (ILs), rheology of the dispersions of hydrophilic and hydrophobic silica nanoparticles were investigated in ILs with different ionic structures. The dispersion of hydrophilic silica nanoparticles in [BF4] anion-based ILs and in an IL containing a hydroxyl group, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)amide ([C2OHmim][NTf2]), showed an intriguing shear thickening response. Nonflocculation of the hydrophilic silica nanoparticles in the [BF4] anion-based ILs and in [C2OHmim][NTf2], where the interparticle electrostatic repulsion appears to be depressed, suggests that an IL-based steric hindrance or solvation force provides an effective repulsive barrier for the colloidal aggregation. On the other hand, the other dispersions presented shear thinning behavior with an increase in shear rates and gelled at relatively low particle concentrations. The elastic modulus (G′) of the gels formed by the hydrophilic silica was correlated with the polarity scale, λCu, of the ILs, indicating that the silica−IL interactions, especially the silica−anion interactions, appear to affect the rheological behavior, even in flocculated systems. All the ILs used in this study can be solidified by the addition of hydrophobic silica particles. The rheological behavior of the silica colloidal dispersions was strongly affected by the ionic structure of the ILs and the surface structure of the silica particles.
ISSN:0743-7463
1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la803124m