Nanocrystalline Metals from Air- and Water-stable Ionic Liquids

A detailed review and discussion of EC-STM studies can be found in Chapter 9. 

Nanocrystalline Metals from Air- and Water-stable Ionic Liquids 

Nanocrystalline copper with an average crystallite size of about 50nm can be obtained without additives in the ionic liquid 1-butyl-l-methyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([BMP]Tf2N) [92], Because of the limited solubility of the tested copper compounds in this ionic liquid, copper cations were introduced into the ionic liquid by anodic dissolution of a sacrificial copper electrode. The electrodeposition of copper was also investigated in the ionic liquid 

1-butyl-l-methylpyrrolidinium trifluoromethanesulfonate [BMPJTFO, with Cu(TFO)2 as a commercial source of copper [93]. The employed electrolyte was prepared by adding appropriate amounts of Cu(TFO)2 to the ionic liquid [BMP] TFO until the saturation limit. 

Ge(lll) bilayers can be obtained by electrodeposition in the dry ionic liquid [BMIMJPF6 containing GeT as a source of germanium [94], This ionic liquid has an electrochemical window of a little more than 4 V on Au(lll). However, stable 

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