In-situ Mapping of Dynamic Mosaicity in Liquid Crystalline Electrolytes

The development of next-generation electrochemical energy storage devices requires electrolyte materials that go beyond the limitations of current liquid systems, combining enhanced ionic transport with improved safety. Solid-state organic electrolytes, in particular, hold great promise, but a deeper understanding of the multiscale interplay between structure and transport is urgently needed. A key strategy lies in directing the hierarchical self-assembly of nanoscale ionic pathways, where controlling defects—especially the balance between dynamic grains and grain boundaries—emerges as a critical factor. Such structural mosaicity, central to many functional organic materials, is here investigated in the context of directional and confined ionic transport (nanoionics) in soft matter. Our goal is to elucidate and quantify the role of dynamic mosaicity in stimuli-responsive liquid crystalline electrolytes, thereby advancing both the fundamental understanding of structure–function corre