Scientists in Japan have demonstrated that the supramolecular organisation of ionic liquids is a promising way for constructing highly ion conductive materials. The team used the ionic liquids to make three-dimensional nanochannels that function as efficient transportation pathways for ions.
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Co-organisation of ionic liquids with amphiphilic diethanolamines: construction of 3D continuous ionic nanochannels through the induction of liquid-crystalline bicontinuous cubic phases
T Ichikawa et al
Chem. Sci., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00981a
