title: Development of Glassy Bicontinuous Cubic Liquid Crystals for Solid Proton-Conductive Materials.
abstract: Glassy bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals are developed to be a matrix having a hydrophilic infinite periodic minimal surface (IPMS). They function as a scaffold for water, leading to the formation of a 3D continuous hydrogen-bonding network of water molecules along the IPMS. This material design is advantageous for developing novel electrolytes with rigidity and high proton conductivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Nakacho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsubasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Nakacho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan.|PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, 332-0012, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Nakacho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
keywords: bicontinuous cubic phase; glassy liquid crystals; infinite periodic minimal surface; proton conduction