Review Article

Electrochemical Behaviour of Actinides and Fission Products in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids

Table 2

The electrochemical windows of some ionic liquids GC-glassy carbon, VC- vitreous carbon, RDE-rotating disc electrode, and Fc-ferrocene.

Name of the ionic liquidCathodic limit, VAnodic limit, VElectrochemical window, V (reference electrode)Working electrodeReferences

bmimCl−1.380.742.12 (Pd)GC[18]
bmimBF4−2.22.24.4 (Ag)GC[19]
−2.22.44.6 (Ag)Au[19]
−2.42.54.9 (Ag)Pt[19]
bmimPF6−2.1+2.54.6 (SCE)[8]
−2.503.856.35 (Pt)VC RDE[20]
−2.1>5.0>7.1 (Pt)W RDE[20]
bmimNTf2~−1.9~2.34.2 (Ag)Pt[21]
bmimCF3CO2~−2.0~0.72.7 (SCE)[8]
hmimCl−0.880.751.63 (Pd)GC[22]
bdmimBF4−1.82.44.2 (Ag)GC[19]
−2.32.34.6 (Ag)Au[19]
−2.02.34.3 (Ag)Pt[19]
−2.43.05.4 (Ag)Ta[19]
HbetNTf2−1.161.22.4 (Fc/Fc+)GC[23]
BMPyNTf2−2.912.655.56 (Fc/Fc+)GC[22, 24]
~−3.1~3.26.3 (Pt)GC[25]
−3.02.55.5 (Ag/Ag+)GC[26]
MPPiNTf2−2.712.264.97 (Fc/Fc+)GC[22]
−3.32.35.6 (Fc/Fc+)GC[27]
P2225DCA~−3.2~2.65.8 (Ag/Ag+)Pt[28]
P222(101)DCA~−2.5~3.05.5 (Ag/Ag+)Pt[28]
N222(101)DCA~−2.6~2.45.0 (Ag/Ag+)Pt[28]
P222(201)DCA~−2.5~2.65.1 (Ag/Ag+)Pt[28]
P2225NTf2~−3.2~3.06.2 (Fc/Fc+)Pt[29]
P222(101)NTf2~−3.0~2.75.7 (Fc/Fc+)Pt[29]
P2228NTf2~−3.2~3.06.2 (Fc/Fc+)Pt[29]
P222(201)NTf2~−3.1~2.25.3 (Fc/Fc+)Pt[29]
bmim(CF3 )2PO2~−2.3~2.24.5 (Ag)Pt[21]
bmimOTf~−2.2~2.85.0 (Pt)GC[25]
emimBF4~−2.1~1.94.0 (Pt)GC[25]
~0.9~5.04.1 (Li/Li+)GC[30]
mpimBF4~1.0~5.14.1 (Li/Li+)GC[30]
Bu4NNO3~−3.0~1.54.5 (SCE)[8]
Bu4PNO3~−2.0~1.53.5 (SCE)[8]