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Comparative Study of Single Crystals and Laser-grown Films of V2O5
Comparative investigations are carried out for spectral (Raman) electrical and structural properties of V2O5 single crystals and polycrystalline samples obtained by IR laser light illumination of pure metallic sa...
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Ab initio self-consistent theory of ionic diffusion in superionic conductors with an internal interface
The kinetic equation of the hop** diffusion in a one-dimensional chain with an internal interface between a superionic conductor and an intercalate, is presented in a new form, which explicitly takes into ac...
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Heteroepitaxy of Layered III–VI Semiconductor GaSe on Si(111)-7×7 Surface
The new concept of overlayer growth named van der Waals epitaxy (vdWE) emerged with the initial work of Koma [1], in which the constraints imposed by the lattice mismatch have been shown to be removed by using th...
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Spectroscopic characterization of lithium doped borate glasses
B2O3-xLi2O3 (x=0, 0.1, 0.5) glasses have been prepared by the Sol-Gel method. The evolution of the composition and the structure of the materials upon thermal treatments are analyzed. Raman spectroscopy measureme...
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Intercalation Pressure, Application to LixTiS2
Rechargeable cells with alkali metal anode and solid solution cathode are considerably promising for high energy density batteries and micro-batteries1 based on an intercalation reaction. Under appropriate condit...
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Is the Rigid-Band Model Applicable in Lithium Intercalation Compounds?
Numerous layered compounds are interesting materials in which lithium intercalation occurs primarily without destruction of the host lattice. In many cases a rigid-band model is a useful first approximation fo...
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Theory of Ionic Diffusion Across Material Interfaces
Ion diffusion across material interfaces is considered in a sequence of approximations with increasing complexity. First, the one-dimensional lattice gas model of particle diffusion is generalized to include a...
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Spin-Dependent Light Scattering in Two-Dimensional Magnetically Ordered Systems
Experimental results of spin-dependent light scattering in 2D magnetically ordered systems are confronted with the theory of Suzuki and Kamimura.
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Dynamical Properties of Fast Ion Conducting Borate Glasses
Experimental and theoretical work which leads to an improved understanding of the physics of ion diffusion in lithium doped borate glasses is presented. The matrix vibrations of undoped, i.e., B2O3, and doped, i....
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Layered Intercalation Compounds
One of the most striking and probably the most promissing applications of layered intercalation materials is their use as insertion electrodes in solid state batteries. The voltage as well as the capacity or t...
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Structure and Ionic Conductivity of Lithio-Borate Thin Films
Thin films of vitreous solid electrolyte in the boron-oxide/lithium oxide system have been grown using a thermal evaporation technique. Solid electrolyte films of composition B2O3-xLi2O with 0.5≤x≤0.5 are obtaine...
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Lattice Dynamics and Network Dynamics Calculations on Vibrational Modes of Lithium Borate Glasses
The central force nearest neighbor model for glasses is used to discuss the Raman and infrared vibrational data for the family of lithium doped borate glasses B2O3 - xLi2O. The addition of the dopant is shown to ...
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Molecular Dynamics Study of the Lattice Vibration Contribution to the Frequency-Dependent Dielectric Constant of Lithium Iodide
A molecular dynamics simulation has been performed on the crystal lithium iodide, LiI. A rigid ion potential was used with parameters fit to thermal expansion, isothermal compressibility, lattice energy and the f...
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Transport Properties and Lithium Insertion of Compounds Metal-Halogen-Chalcogenides
The transport properties and far-infrared reflectivity of BiSI, BiTel, SbTeI, Bi2Se3 and Bi2S3 have been studied, and the results show a good agreement between the two techniques. Lithium insertion within metal-c...
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Electronic Energy Bands in γ-InSe with and without Intercalated Lithium
The effect of intercalated lithium on the electronic band structure of the γ-polytype of InSe has been investigated using a tight-binding method. The energy bands of the pure polytype were calculated and the r...
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The Role of NiPS3 as a Cathode in Secondary Lithium Solid State Batteries
The transition metal phosphorus trisulfides have received considerable attention in recent years as a cathode element for the solid state secondary batteries. Detailed investigations into the structure1–3 physica...
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Kinetics Studies of Lithium Insertion in In-Se Thin Films
Insertion process kinetics have been studied by potential sweep voltammetry in InSe and In2Se3 thin films. The influence of the growth conditions of the host material has been determined between the limits of the...
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Technology and Physics of Thin Film Insertion Compounds
The purpose of this paper is twofold : (i) to provide a brief summary on the thin film technology of layered compounds and particularly the chalcogenide films obtained using different methods including the MBE...
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Insertion Cathodes for Solid State Microbatteries
The insertion cathode is the place where the electron exchange occurs. In order for this process to be efficient it is necessary to assure an easy access of the ions and a good electron conductivity. The mater...
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