イオンの配向

摘要

イオン液体を構成するイオンを配向させると、バルクのイオン液体にはない機能が発現する。本稿においては、イオン液体と液晶を組み合わせるというアプローチによる配向イオン場の設計について記す。また、このような特異なイオン場が生み出すナノ構造由来の機能やイオン配列が形成する界面の機能について紹介する。%Ionic liquids have attracted an increasing attention as functional liquids. To date, a variety of approaches have been developed for improving their functions and properties. For endowing them with further and/or additional functions and properties, controlling the orientation of ionic liquids at the molecular level is one of the interesting approaches. In this manuscript, we describe materials design combining ionic liquids and liquid crystals for the orientation of ions. In particular, we introduce some new functions and properties originating from their specific nanostructures and/or their novel interfaces.