We demonstrate that intercalation of fullerene derivatives between the side chains of conjugated polymers can be controlled by adjusting the fullerene size and compare the properties of intercalated and nonintercalated poly(2,5-bis(3-hexadecylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (pBTTT):fullerene blends. The intercalated blends, which exhibit optimal solar-cell performance at 1:4 polymer:fuller...

Combined reflectance, electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, and conventional voltammetric measurements on high-area titanium dioxide electrodes in dry, electrolyte-containing solutions of acetonitrile show that electron accumulation layer formation is coupled directly to intercalation (e.g., Li+ or Na+) or to reversible adsorption (tetrabutylammonium ion) of charge compensating cations. ...

We present an ab initio study of the structural and electronic properties of the recently synthesized I(8)@Si-46 clathrate which is shown to be a degenerate p-type doped system. The intercalation significantly opens the band gap to a 1.75 eV value within the density functional theory. We study further the intercalation by other neighboring elements. A quasiparticle study reveals that such syste...

© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 8103 wileyonlinelibrary.com High performance cathodes, including metal oxides,[11–14] phosphates,[15–18] hexacyanometalates,[19–21] sulfur,[22,23] metal sulfides,[24,25] and organic materials,[26–28] have been reported, and porous carbonaceous materials and metallic Sb and Sn anodes also show high capacity and long cycling stability.[29–34] In c...

Injecting high electronic charge densities can profoundly change the optical, electrical, and magnetic properties of materials. Such charge injection in bulk materials has traditionally involved either dopant intercalation or the maintained use of a contacting electrolyte. Tunable electrochemical charge injection and charge retention, in which neither volumetric intercalation of ions nor mainta...

The absorption and circular dichroism spectra of the intercalation complexes with DNA of the 9-aminoacridine chromophore in monoand bisfunctional forms have been determined in the visible/near-ultraviolet region. The experimental spectra were deconvoluted into contributions from three (It*, n) transitions and the dipole and rotatory strengths of one long-axis and one shortaxis polarized transit...

Magnesium ion based batteries hold promise as a competitive alternative to conventional Lithium ion battery technology due to several key features. Theoretical volumetric capacity for magnesium metal anode is much higher compared to lithium metal. Furthermore, Mg is more readily available compared to Li, which can potentially lead to cost reduction and switching to Mg offers safety benefits ove...

Intercalation-electrode materials are electroactive and serve as host solids into which guest species are reversibly intercalated from an electrolyte. Currently there are three intercalation materials that are used commercially as positive-electrode materials in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries: LiCoO2, LiNiO2, and LiMn2O4. LiCoO2 is the most popular among the possible cathode materials becau...

Electrochemically-oxidized ceramic and single crystal samples of La 2CuO4±s are described in this thesis. Measurements of the interstitial oxygen density, 6, and magnetization coupled with staging data from neutron scattering experiments provide information on the superconductivity and on the staging ordering observed for 6S 0.05 which is analogous to staging in graphite. We show that ceramic s...