| IL | Ionic Liquid |
| ILC | Ionic Liquid Crystal |
| LC | Liquid Crystal |
| Iso | Isotropic liquid |
| Cr, Cr′, Cr″ | Solid Phases |
| Sm | Smectic Mesophase |
| POM | Polarized light Optical Microscopy |
| DSC | Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| XRD | X-ray Diffraction |
| CPE | Constant Phase Element |
| RC | Resistor-Capacitor |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |