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Rob Atkin is a physical chemist, and has completed several pioneering studies in a range of areas broadly classified as surface science in ionic liquid systems. These scientific breakthroughs have allowed Atkin to make contributions to the development of nanolubricants, as well as in related ionic liquid based ‘working fluid’ applications such as the use of ionic liquids for heat transfer, as solvents for electrodeposition, as electrolytes in batteries and capacitors, and even as solvents for proteins in bioreactors. In all these processes, it is the arrangement of the ionic liquid ions near the active surface, and the way they are adsorbed to or are repelled by it, which controls performance. The designer properties of ionic liquids can be exploited to improve function in these systems in ways that are simply not possible using conventional liquids like water or oils.
Atkin’s research into ionic liquids began in 2005. His investigations at that time were purely fundamental: the goal was to understand how the ions arrange in the bulk of the ionic liquid, and how this structure changed near a solid surface. It soon became clear that the liquid structure was much stronger than had previously been suspected which, combined with their remarkable physical properties, opened up the new applied research avenues for the use of ionic liquids as working fluids.
Atkin’s career research pathway demonstrates the importance of fundamental research for Australian industries into the future; the detailed understanding derived from fundamental research allows quantum leaps in process performance which are not usually possible if trial and error approaches are employed. Nowadays, Atkin divides his research effort equally between fundamental and applied topics.
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2016 Murphy T, Callear SK, Yepuri N, Shimizu K, Watanabe M, Canongia Lopes JN, et al., 'Bulk nanostructure of the prototypical 'good' and 'poor' solvate ionic liquids [Li(G4)][TFSI] and [Li(G4)][NO3].', Phys Chem Chem Phys, 18 17224-17236 (2016)
2016 Li H, Somers AE, Howlett PC, Rutland MW, Forsyth M, Atkin R, 'Addition of low concentrations of an ionic liquid to a base oil reduces friction over multiple length scales: A combined nano- and macrotribology investigation', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18 6541-6547 (2016) [C1]
2016 Riazi H, Murphy T, Webber GB, Atkin R, Tehrani SSM, Taylor RA, 'Specific heat control of nanofluids: A critical review', International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 107 25-38 (2016)
2016 Cooper PK, Li H, Rutland MW, Webber GB, Atkin R, 'Tribotronic control of friction in oil-based lubricants with ionic liquid additives.', Phys Chem Chem Phys, 18 23657-23662 (2016) [C1]
2016 Saito S, Watanabe H, Hayashi Y, Matsugami M, Tsuzuki S, Seki S, et al., 'Li(+) Local Structure in Li-Tetraglyme Solvate Ionic Liquid Revealed by Neutron Total Scattering Experiments with the (6/7)Li Isotopic Substitution Technique.', The journal of physical chemistry letters, 7 2832-2837 (2016) [C1]
2016 McDonald S, Elbourne A, Warr GG, Atkin R, 'Metal ion adsorption at the ionic liquid-mica interface', Nanoscale, 8 -914 (2016) [C1]
2016 Chen Z, McDonald S, Fitzgerald PA, Warr GG, Atkin R, 'Structural effect of glyme-Li(+) salt solvate ionic liquids on the conformation of poly(ethylene oxide).', Phys Chem Chem Phys, 18 14894-14903 (2016)
2016 Wang Z, Li H, Atkin R, Priest C, 'Influence of Water on the Interfacial Nanostructure and Wetting of [Rmim][NTf2] Ionic Liquids at Mica Surfaces.', Langmuir, (2016)
2016 Dolan DA, Sherman DA, Atkin R, Warr GG, 'Kamlet-Taft Solvation Parameters of Solvate Ionic Liquids.', Chemphyschem, (2016)
2016 Hjalmarsson N, Atkin R, Rutland MW, 'Is the boundary layer of an ionic liquid equally lubricating at higher temperature?', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18 9232-9239 (2016) [C1]
2016 Elbourne A, McLean B, Voïtchovsky K, Warr GG, Atkin R, 'Molecular Resolution in situ Imaging of Spontaneous Graphene Exfoliation.', J Phys Chem Lett, 7 3118-3122 (2016)
2016 Murphy T, Hayes R, Imberti S, Warr GG, Atkin R, 'Ionic liquid nanostructure enables alcohol self assembly.', Phys Chem Chem Phys, 18 12797-12809 (2016) [C1]
2016 Chen Z, McLean B, Ludwig M, Stefanovic R, Warr GG, Webber GB, et al., 'Nanostructure of Deep Eutectic Solvents at Graphite Electrode Interfaces as a Function of Potential', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120 2225-2233 (2016)
2016 Sweeney J, Webber GB, Atkin R, 'Poly(ethylene oxide) Mushrooms Adsorbed at Silica-Ionic Liquid Interfaces Reduce Friction.', Langmuir, 32 1947-1954 (2016)
2016 Murphy T, Callear SK, Warr GG, Atkin R, 'Dissolved chloride markedly changes the nanostructure of the protic ionic liquids propylammonium and ethanolammonium nitrate.', Phys Chem Chem Phys, 18 17169-17182 (2016) [C1]
2016 Black JJ, Murphy T, Atkin R, Dolan A, Aldous L, 'The thermoelectrochemistry of lithium-glyme solvate ionic liquids: towards waste heat harvesting.', Phys Chem Chem Phys, 18 20768-20777 (2016)
2016 Carstens T, Ispas A, Borisenko N, Atkin R, Bund A, Endres F, 'In situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) studies of the electrochemical deposition of tantalum in two different ionic liquids with the 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium cation', Electrochimica Acta, 197 374-387 (2016) [C1]
2016 Bryant SJ, Atkin R, Warr GG, 'Spontaneous vesicle formation in a deep eutectic solvent', Soft Matter, 12 1645-1648 (2016) [C1]
2015 Chen Z, Fitzgerald PA, Kobayashi Y, Ueno K, Watanabe M, Warr GG, Atkin R, 'Micelle structure of novel diblock polyethers in water and two protic ionic liquids (EAN and PAN)', Macromolecules, 48 1843-1851 (2015) [C1]
2015 Cummings J, Shah K, Atkin R, Moghtaderi B, 'Physicochemical interactions of ionic liquids with coal; The viability of ionic liquids for pre-treatments in coal liquefaction', Fuel, 143 244-252 (2015) [C1]
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