Abstract Flexible optical solar reflectors are made of single and multi-layered metal thin films on polymer substrates will encounter around 6000 thermal cycles exceeding +/-100°C during one year operation in low earth orbit. The candidate film system Inconel/silver (Ag)/Teflon (FEP) recently demonstrated early damage formation (cracks voids) after only a few cycles, most likely due to the poor...

Attempts to prepare the hitherto unknown Se(6)(2+) cation by the reaction of elemental selenium and Ag[A] ([A](-) = [Sb(OTeF(5))(6)](-), [Al(OC(CF(3))(3))(4)](-)) in SO(2) led to the formation of [(OSO)Ag(Se(6))Ag(OSO)][Sb(OTeF(5))(6)](2)1 and [(OSO)(2)Ag(Se(6))Ag(OSO)(2)][Al(OC(CF(3))(3))(4)](2)2a. 1 could only be prepared by using bromine as co-oxidant, however, bulk 2b (2a with loss of SO(2)...

Abstract The in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data indicate that butyltrimethylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (N4111(TFSI)) adsorbs strongly within the potential range ?3.25 V < E ?2.25 and specifically at (vs. Ag-QRE) Al electrode. Strong adsorption of intermediates N4111(TFSI) electrochemical decomposition was observed impedance cyclic voltammetry measurements. At ?4.25...