Transition metal oxides that mix electronic and ionic conductivity are essential active components of many electrochemical charge-storage devices, ranging from primary alkaline cells to more advanced rechargeable Li-ion batteries. In these devices, charge storage occurs via cation-insertion/deinsertion mechanisms in conjunction with the reduction/oxidation of metal sites in the oxide. Batteries...

Purely inorganic reactions of silica, metal carbonates, and metal hydroxides can produce self-organized complex structures that mimic the texture of biominerals, the morphology of primitive organisms, and that catalyze prebiotic reactions. To date, these fascinating structures have only been synthesized using model solutions. We report that mineral self-assembly can be also obtained from natura...

Abstract Complex [( DIPeP BDI)Ca] 2 (C 6 H ), with a C 2− dianion bridging two Ca 2+ ions, reacts benzene to yield (biphenyl) biphenyl ( BDI=HC[C(Me)N‐DIPeP] ; DIPeP=2,6‐CH(Et) ‐phenyl). The complex was also prepared by reacting ) or reduction of BDI)CaI] KC 8 in presence biphenyl. Benzene‐benzene coupling observed when the deep purple product ball‐milling DIPP BDI)CaI(THF)] K/KI extracted (DIP...

A novel electrochemical cell based on a CaF2 solid-state electrolyte has been developed to measure the electromotive force (emf) of binary alkaline earth-liquid metal alloys as functions of both composition and temperature in order to acquire thermodynamic data. The cell consists of a chemically stable solid-state CaF2-AF2 electrolyte (where A is the alkaline-earth element such as Ca, Sr, or Ba...

Glasses and glass-ceramics (GCs) used for sealing, coating and high voltage applications belong to a special class of materials in which among other requirements, matching of thermal expansion coefficient with that of metal as closely as possible up to set temperature is an important consideration. In this paper I shall concentrate on some indigenous efforts carried out in my laboratory on the ...