The self-assembly of an imidazolium surfactant in an aprotic ionic liquid. 1. Comparison in aprotic and protic ionic liquids.

Li, Qintang; Tong, Kun; Sun, Meng; Yao, Meihuan; Zhuang, Wenchang; Pan, Yue; Chen, Xiao · Soft Matter · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The aggregation behaviour of a cationic surfactant in an aprotic ionic liquid has been explored. Prolate micelles are formed at low surfactant concentrations, while a lamellar lyotropic liquid crystal phase is formed at high surfactant concentrations.