Patent ID: 8687262

Claim:
An ion conductor comprising: a mixture including an electrolyte including a salt including inorganic or organic pairs of negative and positive ions, and a low-molecular liquid crystal material, wherein an impedance of the ion conductor varies in accordance with an increase of a voltage applied to the ion conductor due to an orientation response of the low-molecular liquid crystal material, the impedance being determined by an AC impedance method, and wherein an impedance change rate (%) calculated based on the following formula is equal to or greater than 20 (%): impedance change rate (%)=[([R 0.1 ]âˆ’[R m ])/[R 0.1 ]]Ã—100 wherein â€œ[R 0.1 ]â€ denotes AC impedance when 0.1 V is applied, and â€œ[R m ]â€ denotes the AC impedance when a control voltage is applied.