Nanostructured liquid-crystalline ion conductors based on linear carbonate moieties: effects of oligooxyethylene and alkylene spacers on self-assembled properties and ionic conductivities

2025/01/01 by Junya Uchida, Shingo Takegawa, Soshi Ito +3 · 1 voice
Materials Science · Chemical Engineering · Chemistry · #Liquid Crystal Research Advancements #Ionic liquids properties and applications #Surfactants and Colloidal Systems

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d4me00176a

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Ion-conductive 2D nanostructured liquid crystals containing linear carbonate moieties are developed. The complexes of these materials with lithium salts may have potential as self-assembled electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries.

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Discussions

• 🧪 Liquid-crystalline ion conductors Self-assembling smectic phases + lithium salts = 2D ion highways ⚡️ A recent study designs nanostructured electrolytes using carbonate-based liquid crystals - prom [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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