Ionic Liquid Crystals: Self-assembly of Imidazolium Salts Containing an <scp>l</scp>-Glutamic Acid Moiety

Abstract

Abstract Liquid-crystalline (LC) behavior and ionic conductivities of imidazolium salts containing an l-glutamic acid moiety have been studied. The ionic conductivities of the (CF3SO2)2N− salt forming the columnar LC phase are higher than those of the Br− salt in the columnar LC state. The ionic conductivity shows a sudden decrease at the columnar–micellar cubic LC transition of the Br− salt.