title: Highly Conductive and Thermally Stable Ion Gels with Tunable Anisotropy and Modulus.
abstract: A new liquid-crystalline ion gel exhibits unprecedented properties: conductivity up to 8 mS cm(-1) , thermal stability to 300 °C, and electrochemical window to 6.1 V, as well as adjustable transport anisotropy (up to 3.5×) and elastic modulus (0.03-3 GPa). The combination of ionic liquid and magnetically oriented rigid-rod polyanion provides widely tunable properties for use in diverse electrochemical devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS, Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Institute for Frontier Materials and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia.
authors.forename: Hyun Gook
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Institute for Frontier Materials and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia.
authors.forename: Liyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Institute for Frontier Materials and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS, Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Theo J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Dingemans
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Louis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Madsen
keywords: diffusion; ionic liquids; liquid crystals; magnetic alignment; rigid-rod polyelectrolytes