Inventors:
Paulo Lozano - Arlington MA, US
Manuel Martinez-Sanchez - Lexington MA, US
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
H01T 23/00
US Classification:
250423R, 250424, 250425, 250426, 250427, 250423 P, 250423 F
Abstract:
An apparatus for producing ions can include an emitter having a first end and a second end. The emitter can be coated with an ionic liquid room-temperature molten salt. The apparatus can also include a power supply and a first electrode disposed downstream relative to the first end of the emitter and electrically connected to a first lead of the power supply. The apparatus can also include a second electrode disposed downstream relative to the second end of the emitter and electrically connected to a second lead of the power supply.