Current-voltage characteristics of ionic liquid-air glow discharges

I-V characteristics of air glow discharge, ionic liquid-contact air glow discharge and ionic liquid-air glow discharge are presented and photographs of the discharges are shown. It is found that the I-V characteristics of the air glow discharge always obey Ohm's law but I-V characteristics of the ionic liquid-contact air glow discharge and ionic liquid-air glow discharge obey Ohm's law only up to a particular voltage. A sudden burst of the electrolyte is observed for currents above a critical current.