1. Solvent-Free Electrolytes with Aqueous Solution-LikeConductivities.
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Xu, Wu and Angell, C. Austen
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CONDUCTIVITY of electrolytes , *IONS , *PROTONS , *ELECTROLYTES , *PHYSICAL & theoretical chemistry - Abstract
Aqueous solutions are generally assumed to be superior electrolytic conductors because of the unique dielectric and fluid properties of water. It can be shown that conductivities can be matched by liquid electrolytes that contain no solvent. These are proton transfer salts that are liquid at ambient temperature. The high conductivities are due to the high fluidity and ionicity rather than some sort of Grotthus mechanism, although in certain cases a mobile proton population may make a non-negligible contribution. The highest conductivities have been obtained when both cations and anions contain protons.
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- 2003
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