{"661890":{"#nid":"661890","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Special Seminar - CCMST - Prof. Allan L. L. East (University of Regina)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELimitations on Ionic Conductivity in Molten Salts and Protic Pseudoionic Liquids\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn molten salt and ionic liquids, ionic conductivity reflects the \u0026quot;ionicity\u0026quot; of a system, and\u0026nbsp;is normally expected to be close\u0026nbsp;to the viscosity limit as predicted by either the Angell-Walden or Nernst-Einstein equations.\u0026nbsp; When it is not, the limitations are due either to limited ion concentration\u0026nbsp;or limited ion mobility, and even this distinction can be blurred.\u0026nbsp; Two phenomena\u0026nbsp;to be discussed (and explained!) are the conductivity maximum versus temperature of certain molten metal halides (e.g. BiCl3, SnCl2, HgBr2), and the non-stoichometric conductivity maximum vs acid\/base mixing ratio in protic pseudoionic liquids (ones made from weak acids).\u0026nbsp; The importance of the ab initio tools (including AIMD simulation) for generating insight\u0026nbsp;will be highlighted, and short molecular movies will be shown.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Special Seminar"}],"uid":"28099","created_gmt":"2022-10-06 16:19:56","changed_gmt":"2022-10-06 16:19:56","author":"Michele Yager","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-10-12T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-10-12T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-10-12T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-10-12 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-10-12 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-10-12 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHosted by: David Sherrill\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}