Non-Equilibrium Transport of Strongly Correlated Electrolytes in Nanopores: Fundamentals and Applications

该提案提出了一个目标，即更好地了解纳米孔-室温离子液体（RTIL）相互作用的动力学，以提高设计更好的超级电容器用于储能的能力。本研究的具体目标是使用原子模拟研究RTIL在纳米孔中的电驱动传输及其在超级电容器充电动力学中的应用。该项目的成功可以通过更好地理解使用纳米多孔材料的超级电容器中RTIL的基本原理来帮助开发新的储能方法。PI有一个积极的计划，以培训本科生，参加K-12外展活动，并公开分享PI？的分子动力学程序来模拟带电界面，这是一个有效的方式来传播这项研究的成果。

This proposal sets out a goal to understand the dynamics of nanopore-Room Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTIL) interactions better, in order to improve the ability to design better supercapacitors for energy-storage. The specific objective of this research is to investigate, using atomistic simulations, the electrically-driven transport of RTILs in nanopores and its applications in the charging dynamics of supercapacitors. Success of this project can help the development of new energy-storage approaches by providing a better understanding of the fundamentals of RTILs in super-capacitors that use nanoporous materials. The PI has an active plan to train undergraduates, participate in K-12 outreach activities, and to publicly share the PI?s Molecular Dynamics codes for modeling charged interfaces, which is an efficient way of disseminating the outcome of this research.