3D Continuous Water Nanosheet as a Gyroid Minimal Surface Formed by Bicontinuous Cubic Liquid-Crystalline Zwitterions

3D Continuous Water Nanosheet as a Gyroid Minimal Surface Formed by Bicontinuous Cubic Liquid-Crystalline Zwitterions

Co-organization of amphiphilic zwitterions and bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide led to the formation of bicontinuous cubic liquid-crystalline structures having 3D continuous hydrophilic gyroid minimal surface. The gyroid surface, incorporating a small amount of water, provided extremely thin but m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012-07, Vol.134 (28), p.11354-11357
Hauptverfasser: Ichikawa, Takahiro, Kato, Takashi, Ohno, Hiroyuki
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Ions
Nanostructures
Phase Transition
Water - chemistry
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Zusammenfassung:Co-organization of amphiphilic zwitterions and bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide led to the formation of bicontinuous cubic liquid-crystalline structures having 3D continuous hydrophilic gyroid minimal surface. The gyroid surface, incorporating a small amount of water, provided extremely thin but macroscopically continuous water nanosheet with a thickness of approximately 5 Å. The water nanosheet functioned as alignment free proton conduction pathway.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja304124w