Development of ion-conductive liquid crystals having a dioxane moiety

Abstract

The use of self-assembly of nanosegregated liquid crystals is a promising approach to the formation of ion-transport pathways. Up to now, polar liquid crystals containing oligoethylene oxide chains and cyclic carbonate moiety have been designed for lithium ion transport. Herein, we report a new class of lithium ion conductive liquid crystals based on dioxane moiety. This design strategy has led to higher ionic conductivity than that of analogous cyclic carbonate-based liquid crystal.