Electric Double Layers with Surface Charge Regulation Using Density Functional Theory Surprisingly, the local structure of electrolyte solutions in electric double layers is primarily determined by the solvent. This is initially unexpected as the solvent is usually a neutral species and not a subject to dominant Coulombic interactions. Part of the solvent dominance in determining the local structure is simply due to the much larger number of solvent molecules in a typical electrolyte solution.The dominant local packing of solvent then creates a space left for the charged species. Our classical density functional theory work demonstrates that the solvent structural effect strongly couples to the surface chemistry, which governs the charge and potential. In this article we address some outstanding questions relating double layer modeling. Firstly, we address the role of ionion correlations that go beyond mean field correlations. Secondly we consider the effects of a density dependent dielectric constant which is crucial in the description of a electrolytevapor interface.

Mos2 transistor gated by PMMAbased electrolyte for sub1 V operation The fabrication of highperformance MoS 2  transistor with a reliable gate dielectric layer remains an obstacle due to the lack of dangling bonds for dielectric deposition. Here, we demonstrate the employment of PMMAbased electrolyte film as the gate dielectric for Mos2 transistors. The electrolyte can be utilized to form high quality and uniform thin film by spincoating method at room temperature. Based on this PMMAbased electrolyte film, topgated Mos2 field effect transistors (FETs) are fabricated and exhibit exceptional device performance. The ultrahigh capacitance of the electrolyte, resulting from the formation of an electric double layer (EDL), yields a current onoff ratio about 105 and a steep subthreshold swing (90 mVdec) within a low supply voltage (1 V). Furthermore, we investigate the dynamic response of a Mos2 inverter with a switching speed over 100 Hz. This result provides the possibility for realizing low power logic circuit and nanoelectronics.