Molecular dynamics simulation study of sodium ion structure & dynamics in water in ionic liquids electrolytes using 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate and 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium hexafluorophosphate
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In this paper, we have performed an all-atom molecular dynamics simulation to understand the structure and dynamics of Na+ ions in water mixed Ionic liquids (Water in Ionic liquid). Two ionic liquid (IL) systems consist of (1) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium [BMIM] tetrafluoroborate [BF4] and (2) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium [BMIM] hexafluorophosphate [PF6] were considered in this work. We understand various inter-molecular structures and dynamic and thermodynamic behaviours of Na+ ions in the water-mixed IL systems. The water (H2O) mole fractions (x) varied from 0.33 to 0.71. The neat ILs [BMIM][BF4] and [BMIM][PF6] pairwise radial distribution functions show a decrease with an increase in x. The [BMIM][PF6] exhibits a strong coordination structure with Na+ ions across the entire range of x values. The rdf between the pairs of Na+-[PF6] presents a significant interaction compared to Na+ and [BF4]. The Na + ions manifested greater coordination with H2O In H2O-[BMIM][PF6] compared to H2O-[BMIM][BF4]. The self-diffusion coefficient (D) values of Na + ions increase with the rise in x in both ILs. The D values of Na + ions are 10-fold higher in [BMIM][BF4] than [BMIM][PF6]. The ionic conductivity values are higher for [BMIM][BF4]. Overall, this paper unveils molecular-level insights for understanding the behavior of Na+ ions in the water in ionic liquid systems.
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