Gelated ionic liquid film-coated surfaces and uses thereof
AssigneeGelion Technologies Pty Ltd
InventorsThomas Maschmeyer, Max Easton, Antony Ward
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Abstract
The invention relates to an assembly comprising a first gelated ionic liquid film in contact with a first electrically conductive surface, wherein the first gelated ionic liquid film comprises a first ionic liquid encapsulated within a gel matrix; and a second gelated ionic liquid film in contact with a second electrically conductive surface, wherein the second gelated ionic liquid film comprises a second ionic liquid encapsulated within a gel matrix; wherein the first and second gelated ionic liquid films are in contact with each other. There is also described an electrochemical cell comprising an assembly according to the invention, and methods for producing same.
Claims20
An electrochemical cell comprising:
- a first gelated ionic liquid film in contact with a first electrically conductive surface, wherein the first gelated ionic liquid film comprises a first ionic liquid encapsulated within a first gel matrix;
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- a second gelated ionic liquid film in contact with a second electrically conductive surface, wherein the second gelated ionic liquid film comprises a second ionic liquid encapsulated within a second gel matrix;
- wherein the first and second gelated ionic liquid films are in contact with each other, and
- wherein the first gelated ionic liquid film further comprises a dissolved redox species.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.