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Confinement affects ionic liquid crystal (ILC) phase transitions. Smaller pores lower the liquid-crystalline-to-liquid transition, with a distinct contact layer observed in confined [C(18)C(1)Im][OTf].

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Ionic liquid crystals (ILCs) exhibit unique phase behaviors.
  • Confinement effects are crucial for understanding ILCs in nanostructured materials.
  • Supported Ionic Liquid Phases (SILPs) are promising for various applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of nanoscale confinement on the phase transitions of the ionic liquid crystal [C(18)C(1)Im][OTf].
  • To determine the impact of pore size on ILC phase behavior in silica-based materials.
  • To identify the characteristics of the interfacial layer in confined ILCs.

Main Methods:

  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) for thermal analysis.
  • Polarized Optical Microscopy (POM) for phase visualization.
  • Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) for surface analysis.

Main Results:

  • The solid-to-liquid-crystalline phase transition temperature remained largely unaffected by confinement.
  • The liquid-crystalline-to-liquid phase transition temperature decreased with decreasing pore size.
  • A distinct contact layer of approximately 2 nm thickness was identified, exhibiting a phase transition 30 K lower than the bulk ILC.

Conclusions:

  • Confinement significantly alters the phase transition behavior of [C(18)C(1)Im][OTf], particularly the higher-temperature transition.
  • The identified contact layer plays a critical role in the observed phase behavior under confinement.
  • For SILP applications, pore filling above α>0.4 in 50 nm pores is sufficient to mimic bulk ILC phase transitions.