Computational Modelling — Bunching and Immobilization of Ionic Liquids in Nanoporous Metal-Organic Framework

Measurement evidence

Computational Modelling

Bunching and Immobilization of Ionic Liquids in Nanoporous Metal-Organic Framework · Kanj A.B., Verma R., Liu M. et al. · Nano Letters · 2019 · 2114-2120

4 measurement groups · 15 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

Bulk [BMIM][NTf2] molecular dynamics reference

Bulk [BMIM][NTf2] MD reference · Model

Bulk ionic liquid under E = 7.5 V nm^-1, compared with confined IL in HKUST-1.

Temperature
300
Atmosphere
Simulation
Geometry
Bulk IL simulation box
Context
non-MOF reference
Measurement source
SI p009 · Supporting Information 8 · Figure SI8
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Void volume in bulk IL referenceapproximately 42%Text
Approximate
SI p011 · Supporting Information 10 · Figure SI8 comparison

LAMMPS molecular dynamics with UFF4MOF for MOF, literature IL force field, direct drift-velocity conductivity analysis

MD model of [BMIM][NTf2] in HKUST-1 · Model

NPT at 1 atm and 300 K; timestep 0.25 fs; Nose-Hoover thermostat and Nose-Hoover-Andersen barostat; external electric fields 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10 V nm^-1.

Temperature
300
Atmosphere
NPT, p = 1 atm
Geometry
3 x 3 x 3 HKUST-1 supercell; electric field parallel to x axis
Context
model of guest-loaded HKUST-1
Measurement source
2119 · Methods - Molecular Dynamic Simulations · Figure 3b and SI6/SI12
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Absolute simulated molar conductivity at 19 IL per uc, E = 5 V nm^-1~16 nS m2 mol^-1 from Figure SI12Figure Axis
Approximate
SI p013 · Supporting Information 12 · Figure SI12
Absolute simulated molar conductivity at 1 IL per uc, E = 5 V nm^-1~8 x 10^3 nS m2 mol^-1 from Figure SI12Figure Axis
Approximate
SI p013 · Supporting Information 12 · Figure SI12
Simulated versus experimental conductivity discrepancyapproximately 2 orders of magnitude largerText
Approximate
SI p013 · Supporting Information 12
Additional simulated conductivity drop at 19 IL per uc, E = 5.0 V nm^-1below the trend line by a factor of 2.5Text
Rounded Reported
2116 · Results and Discussion · Figure 3b
Additional simulated conductivity drop at 19 IL per uc, E = 7.5 V nm^-1below the trend line by a factor of 2Text
Rounded Reported
2116 · Results and Discussion · Figure 3b

MD snapshot and density-distribution analysis

MD model of [BMIM][NTf2] in HKUST-1 · Model

Density distributions of [BMIM] cations and [NTf2] anions at 5 and 19 IL per unit cell, averaged over 0.2 ns, E = 7.5 V nm^-1.

Temperature
300
Atmosphere
NPT simulation
Geometry
3 x 3 x 3 HKUST-1 supercell
Context
model of guest-loaded HKUST-1
Measurement source
2117 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Bunched-ion layer motion at 10 V nm^-1approximately 0.5 simulation box length during 600 psText
Approximate
SI p007 · Supporting Information 7
Density at clogged pore versus average densityapproximately two times larger than the average densityText
Approximate
2118 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4d
Density at clogged pore versus low-density regionapproximately five times larger than that in the low-density regionText
Approximate
2118 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4d
Void volume in high-density region at 19 IL per uc5.2%Caption
Rounded Reported
2117 · Figure caption · Figure 4
Void volume in low-density region at 19 IL per uc~43%Caption
Approximate
2117 · Figure caption · Figure 4
Time to highly inhomogeneous IL concentration after field switchingAfter about 70 psText
Approximate
SI p010 · Supporting Information 9 · Movie description

Transient time-correlation function (TTCF) ion-mobility analysis

MD model of [BMIM][NTf2] in HKUST-1 · Model

TTCF on trajectories for ensembles with several hundred IL pairs; conductivity averaged over stable 500 ps window, typically after 1000 ps.

Temperature
300
Atmosphere
Simulation
Geometry
HKUST-1 simulation box
Context
model of guest-loaded HKUST-1
Measurement source
SI p012 · Supporting Information 11 · Figure SI11
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
TTCF/kinetic conductivity decrease from 1 to 19 IL per ucmore than 2 orders of magnitudelower boundText
Approximate
SI p012 · Supporting Information 11 · Figure SI11
Typical TTCF versus kinetic-method deviationtypically less than 50%upper typical deviationText
Approximate
SI p012 · Supporting Information 11 · Figure SI11
Small-loading TTCF deviation upper caseup to a factor of 3Text
Approximate
SI p012 · Supporting Information 11