New insights into the structural and dynamical features of lithium hexaoxometalates Li7MO6 (M = Nb, Ta, Sb, Bi)

We present a (re)investigation of the hexaoxometalates Li(8)MO(6) (M = Sn, Pb, Zr, Hf) and Li(7)MO(6) (M = Nb, Ta, Sb, Bi). Lithium motion and ionic conductivity in the hexaoxometalates were studied using impedance spectroscopy (for Li(7)MO(6), M = Sb, Bi, Ta) and (6)Li and (7)Li solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (for Li(7)TaO(6)). The NMR data indicate a considerable exchange of Li among the tetrahedral and octahedral voids even at ambient temperature. In an investigation of the crystal structures using laboratory and synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction techniques, the structures of Li(7)TaO(6), Li(7)NbO(6), and Li(7)SbO(6) could be solved and refined. All three reveal a triclinic metric (Li(7)SbO(6), triclinic, P1, a = 5.38503(6) A, b = 5.89164(7) A, c = 5.43074(6) A, alpha = 117.2210(6) degrees, beta = 119.6311(6) degrees, gamma = 63.2520(7) degrees, V = 127.454(3) A(3), Z = 1; Li(7)NbO(6), triclinic, P1, a = 5.37932(9) A, b = 5.91942(11) A, c = 5.37922(9) A, alpha = 117.0033(9) degrees, beta = 119.6023(7) degrees, gamma = 63.2570(9) degrees, V = 126.938(4) A(3), Z = 1; Li(7)TaO(6), triclinic, P1, a = 5.38486(2) A, b = 5.92014(3) A, c = 5.38551(2) A, alpha = 117.0108(2) degrees, beta = 119.6132(2) degrees, gamma = 63.2492(2) degrees, V = 127.208(1) A(3), Z = 1.     

快离子导体系统中Li+运动的7Li NMR研究

Lil＋2。TiZ。Mg。P3012是一种具有较高离子导电车的快离子导体材料，其结晶化学和电导性能都已经进行了深入的研究，表明化合物具有规整的三维骨架结构，h离子位于骨架间隙中，并且其离子电导率随温度升高而增加＊．作者曾应用”P固体高分辨NMR技术对该固港体系统的微观晶体结构进行了研究，分析了Mg’“离子部分替代Ti‘“离子后，化合物骨架结构的特征＊．但对该体系的Li离子微观动态行为的研究还没有开展，在这里我们应用、i固体NMR技术研究了L计的状态及其动态行为，在此基J由上分析了Li离子可能的迁移机理．1实验部分’LiNMR…     

The mechanism of Li-ion transport in the garnet Li5La3Nb2O12

We present a detailed study on the exact location and dynamics of Li ions in the garnet-type material Li(5)La(3)Nb(2)O(12) employing advanced solid state NMR strategies. Applying temperature-dependent (7)Li-NMR, (6)Li-MAS-NMR, (6)Li-{(7)Li}-CPMAS-NMR, (6)Li-{(7)Li}-CPMAS-REDOR-NMR as well as 2D-(6)Li-{(7)Li}-CPMAS-Exchange-NMR spectroscopy, we were able to quantify the distribution of the Li cations among the various possible sites within the garnet-type structure and to identify intrinsic details of Li migration. The results indicate a sensitive dependence of the distribution of Li cations among the tetrahedral and octahedral sites on the temperature of the final annealing process. This distribution profoundly affects the mobility of the Li cations within the garnet-type framework structure. Extended Li mobility at ambient temperature is only possible if the majority of the Li cations is accommodated in the octahedral sites, as observed for the sample annealed at 900 degrees C. Octahedrally-coordinated Li cations could be identified as the mobile Li species, whereas the tetrahedral sites seem to act as a trap for the Li cations, rendering the tetrahedrally-coordinated Li cations immobile on the time scale of the NMR experiments.     

Electrical Properties of Polycrystalline Lithium Chloroboracite Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method

The electrical properties of polycrystalline lithium chloroboracite, Li4B7O12Cl, prepared by the sol-gel method were investigated in connection with their structure. Li4B7O12Cl pellets were prepared with different amounts of hydrochloric acid or ammonium chloride. The kind and amount of the chlorine source affected the formation of by-products (Li2B4O7, LiCl, a glass phase) and the morphology of the Li4B7O12Cl pellets. Thus their conductivity, which is dominated by grain boundary response owing to the high porosity of the materials, was also affected. The formation of Li2B4O7 as a by-product led to a higher activation energy and lower conductivity. In those pellets in which Li2B4O7 did form, an increase of the amount of glass phase led to higher conductivities.     

Structural characterization of the lithium silicides Li15Si4, Li13Si4, and Li7Si3 using solid state NMR

Local environments and lithium ion dynamics in the binary lithium silicides Li(15)Si(4), Li(13)Si(4), and Li(7)Si(3) have been characterized by detailed variable temperature static and magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopic experiments. In the (6)Li MAS-NMR spectra, individual lithium sites are generally well-resolved at temperatures below 200 K, whereas at higher temperatures partial or complete site averaging is observed on the ms timescale. The NMR spectra also serve to monitor the phase transitions occurring in Li(7)Si(3) and Li(13)Si(4) at 235 K and 146 K, respectively. The observed lithium isotropic shift ranges of up to approximately 50 ppm indicate a significant amount of electronic charge stored on the lithium species, consistent with the expectation of the extended Zintl-Klemm-Busmann concept for the electronic structure of these materials. The (29)Si MAS-NMR spectra obtained on isotopically enriched samples, aided by double-quantum spectroscopy, are well suited for differentiating between the individual types of silicon sites within the silicon frameworks, and in Li(13)Si(4) their identification aids in the assignment of individual lithium sites via(29)Si{(7)Li} cross-polarization/heteronuclear correlation NMR. Variable temperature static (7)Li NMR spectra reveal motional narrowing effects, illustrating high lithium ionic mobilities in all of these compounds. Differences in the mobilities of individual lithium sites can be resolved by temperature dependent (6)Li MAS-NMR as well as (6)Li{(7)Li} rotational echo double resonance (REDOR) spectroscopy. For the compound Li(15)Si(4) the lithium mobility appears to be strongly geometrically restricted, which may result in a significant impediment for the use of Li-Si anodes for high-performance batteries. A comparison of all the (6)Li and (7)Li NMR spectroscopic data obtained for the three different lithium silicides and of Li(12)Si(7) previously studied suggests that lithium ions in the vicinity of silicon clusters or dimers have generally higher mobilities than those interacting with monomeric silicon atoms.     

Flattening the b(6)h(6)(2-) octahedron Ab initio prediction of a new family of planar all-boron aromatic molecules

The structural chemistry of boron is dominated by 3D structures (polyhedra), while in carbon structural chemistry the planar aromatic structures are more abundant. In this Communication we present results of ab initio calculations showing that the polyhedral boranes can be flattened into planar aromatic structures similar to their carbon analogues. We predicted that a B6H62- octahedron (in Li2B6H6), a B5H52- trigonal bipyramid (in Li2B5H5), a B7H72- pentagonal bipyramid (in Li2B7H7), and a B10H84- bioctahedron with a joint edge (in Li4B10H8) can be reduced to a planar aromatic B6H66- hexagon (in Li6B6H6), to a planar pentagon B5H56- (in Li6B5H5), to a planar heptagon B7H76- (in Li6B7H7), and to a naphthalene-like B10H810- (in Li10B10H8). Ab initio prediction of these new planar aromatic boranes shows that a large new family of planar aromatic all-boron molecules is possible.     

Investigation of hydrogen absorption in Li7VN4 and Li7MnN4

The hydrogen storage properties of Li(7)VN(4) and Li(7)MnN(4) were investigated both by experiment and by density functional theory calculations. Li(7)VN(4) did not sorb hydrogen under our experimental conditions. Li(7)MnN(4) was observed to sorb 7 hydrogen atoms through the formation of LiH, Mn(4)N, and ammonia gas. An applied pressurized mixture of H(2)/Ar and H(2)/N(2) gases was helpful to mitigate the release of NH(3) but could not prevent its formation. The introduction of N(2) also caused weight gain of the sample by re-nitriding the absorbed products LiH and Mn(4)N, which correlated with the presence of Li(2)NH, LiNH(2), and Mn(2)N detected by X-ray diffraction. While our observed results for Li(7)VN(4) and Li(7)MnN(4) differ in detail, they are in overall qualitative agreement with our theoretical work, which strongly suggests that both compounds are unlikely to form quaternary hydrides.     

Natural-abundance lithium-6 NMR spin–lattice relaxation in some simple organolithium compounds

⁶Li, ⁷Li and ¹³C spin–lattice relaxation and NOE data are reported for methyllithium, butyllithium and phenyllithium with ⁶Li T₁ values found in the order of tens of seconds and their relaxation 2–3 orders of magnitude less efficient than that for ⁷Li. The data indicate that ⁶Li is substantially relaxed by the intramolecular ⁶Li–¹H mechanism, whereas both quadrupolar and ⁶Li–⁷Li dipolar relaxation are minor processes. The non-linearity of the Arrhenius curve for Me⁶Li is compatible with a small spin–rotation contribution. Since ⁶Li in solution behaves essentially as a spin-1/2 nucleus, it represents, in spite of its lower magnetic moment and overall sensitivity, an attractive alternative to ⁷Li NMR.     

Li ion diffusion in the anode material Li12Si7: ultrafast quasi-1D diffusion and two distinct fast 3D jump processes separately revealed by 7Li NMR relaxometry

The intermetallic compounds Li(x)Si(y) have attracted considerable interest because of their potential use as anode materials in Li ion batteries. In addition, the crystalline phases in the Li-Si phase diagram turn out to be outstanding model systems for the measurement of fast Li ion diffusion in solids with complex structures. In the present work, the Li self-diffusivity in crystalline Li(12)Si(7) was thoroughly probed by (7)Li NMR spin-lattice relaxation (SLR) measurements. Variable-temperature and -frequency NMR measurements performed in both the laboratory and rotating frames of reference revealed three distinct diffusion processes in Li(12)Si(7). The diffusion process characterized by the highest Li diffusivity seems to be confined to one dimension. It is one of the fastest motions of Li ions in a solid at low temperatures reported to date. The Li jump rates of this hopping process followed Arrhenius behavior; the jump rate was ~10(5) s(-1) at 150 K and reached 10(9) s(-1) at 425 K, indicating an activation energy as low as 0.18 eV.     

Studies in heavy ion activation analysis

⁷Li induced radioactivation was used for the trace determination of hydrogen via the¹H(⁷Li, n)⁷ Be reaction. At 21 MeV⁷Li, only boron and magnesium present small nuclear interferences. An activation curve has been established by bombarding a stack of thin mylar foils. The comparison of this curve with the excitation function for the forward reaction, namely⁷Li(p, n)⁷ Be, shows that the recoil range from the superficial hydrogen atoms is only 1.7 mg·cm^–2, allowing post-irradiation etching. Hydrogen has been determined in titanium and lead bronze at the 100 ppm level with a relative precision of 6 to 10%. Studies of 32 potential interfering elements suggest the extension of Li activation to the trace determination of Na[²³Na(⁷Li,⁶Li)²⁴Na] and K[³⁹K(⁷Li, d)^44m,⁴⁴Sc].     

7Li and 13C solid-state NMR spectra of lithium cuprates

7Li and 13C solid-state MAS NMR spectra of three lithium cuprates with known X-ray structures--lithium([12]crown-4)2 dimethyl and diphenyl cuprate (1,2) and lithium(thf)4-[tris(trimethylsilyl) methyl]2 cuprate (3)--have been measured and analysed with respect to the quadrupolar coupling constants of lithium-7, chi(7Li), and the asymmetry parameters of the quadrupolar interactions, eta(7Li), as well as the 6, 7Li and 13C chemical shifts. The chi(7Li) values of 23, 30, and 18 kHz for 1, 2 and 3, respectively, are in line with the high symmetry around the lithium nucleus in the solvent-separated structures and may be used as reference data for this structural motif. Calculations based on charges derived from ab initio 6-31 G* HF computations using the point charge model (PCM) and the program GAMESS support the experimental findings.     

Local environments and lithium adsorption on the iron oxyhydroxides lepidocrocite (gamma-FeOOH) and goethite (alpha-FeOOH): a 2H and 7Li solid-state MAS NMR study

2H and 7Li MAS NMR spectroscopy techniques were applied to study the local surface and bulk environments of iron oxyhydroxide lepidocrocite (gamma-FeOOH). 2H variable-temperature (VT) MAS NMR experiments were performed, showing the presence of short-range, strong antiferromagnetic correlations, even at temperatures above the Néel temperature, T(N), 77 K. The formation of a Li+ inner-sphere complex on the surface of lepidocrocite was confirmed by the observation of a signal with a large 7Li hyperfine shift in the 7Li MAS NMR spectrum. The effect of pH and relative humidity (RH) on the concentrations of Li+ inner- and outer-sphere complexes was then explored, the concentration of the inner sphere complex increasing rapidly above the point of zero charge and with decreasing RH. Possible local environments of the adsorbed Li+ were identified by comparison with other layer-structured iron oxides such as gamma-LiFeO2 and o-LiFeO2. Li+ positions of Li+-sorbed and exchanged goethite were reanalyzed on the basis of the correlations between Li hyperfine shifts and Li local structures, and two different binding sites were proposed, the second binding site only becoming available at higher pH.     

Effect of substituting6Li for7Li on ionic conductivity of α-Li3BO3

The ionic conductivity of γ-Li₃BO₃ is measured in wide intervals of temperatures and⁷Li to⁶Li ratios. It is found that the conductivity and activation energy vary nonmonotonically with variations in concentrations of the two isotopes; the concentration dependence of electroconductivity has a minimum, and that of the activation energy has a maximum at a⁷Li :⁶Li ratio of about 50 : 50 at. %; and the activation energy for conduction by⁶Li exceeds that by⁷Li     

定量的复合金属锂作为三维泡沫锂电极用于锂电池的研究

金属锂作为电池的负极材料具有极高的比容量和极低的氧化还原电位,能够显著提升电池的能量密度。然而,金属锂负极在实际应用中所面临的主要问题是锂枝晶、界面副反应和电极体积变化大的难题。在本文中,我们提出了一种通过将定量的金属锂与三维骨架进行复合形成三维泡沫锂负极的策略,并利用三维泡沫锂来抑制锂枝晶的生长和缓解电极的体积变化。因此,三维泡沫锂电极有利于金属锂负极的高效利用,并能借助其与平面锂箔相比更高的比表面积和更多的反应位点来提升电池的倍率性能。因此,通过采用三维泡沫锂,对称电池的循环寿命和倍率性能都得到了有效的提升。EIS数据结果表明,三维泡沫锂能够减小对称电池的电荷转移阻抗。而且,将三维泡沫锂作为负极组装的LTO全电池,与锂箔作为负极相比,循环1000周平均放电比容量从65 mAh·g^-1提升至121 mAh·g^-1。     

Theory of laser enhancement and suppression of cold reactions: the fermion-boson 6Li+7Li2<-->(variant Planck's over 2pi omega0) 6Li7Li+7Li radiative collision

We present a nonperturbative time-dependent quantum mechanical theory of the laser catalysis and control of a bifurcating A+BC<-->(variant Planck's over 2pi omega(0))ABC*(v)<-->(variant Planck's over 2pi omega(0) )AB+C reaction, with ABC*(v) denoting an intermediate, electronically excited, complex of ABC in the vth vibrational state. We apply this theory to the low collision energy fermion-boson light-induced exchange reaction, (6)Li((2)S)+(7)Li(2)((3)Sigma(u)(+))<-->(variant Planck's over 2pi omega(0))((6)Li(7)Li(7)Li)*<-->(variant Planck's over 2pi omega(0))(6)Li(7)Li((3)Sigma(+))+(7)Li((2)S). We show that at very low collision energies and energetically narrow (approximately 0.01 cm(-1)) initial reactant wave packets, it is possible to tune the yield of the exchange reaction from 0 to near-unity (yield >or=99%) values. Controllability is somewhat reduced at collisions involving energetically wider (approximately 1 cm(-1)) initial reactant wave packets. At these energetic bandwidths, the radiative reactive control, although still impressive, is limited to the 0%-76% reactive-probabilities range.     

OFF沸石中锂离子在骨架外的分布及可接近性

对OFF沸石进行离子交换制备出NH4-OFF沸石,然后通过Li2CO3/NH4-OFF体系的固态反应制备了不同锂离子交换度的Li-OFF沸石。对吸附氮气和氧气的Li-OFF样品进行了7Li MAS NMR表征。研究发现,所有吸附氧气样品的部分7Li MAS NMR共振峰均发生了顺磁位移。通过对实验谱的拟合,得知Li-OFF沸石中的锂离子可分布在三类阳离子位置（A、B和C）上,对应于三个不同位移的谱峰。Li+离子并非等比例地进入三个可交换的位置,而是优先占据主孔道中的A位置,随着交换度的升高,位能较高的C和B位置上的Li离子占有率逐渐增加。在100％固态交换度样品中,Li+离子在不同离子位的占有率分别为17％(位置B)、29％(位置C)和54％(位置A)。其中,位置B是O2分子不可接近的,所以Li-OFF沸石中有83％的阳离子是可以接近的。     

Stabilizing carbon-lithium stars

We have explored in silico the potential energy surfaces of the C(5)Li(n)(n-6) (n = 5, 6, and 7) clusters using the Gradient Embedded Genetic Algorithm (GEGA) and other computational strategies. The most stable forms of C(5)Li(5)(-) and C(5)Li(6) are two carbon chains linked by two lithium atoms in a persistent seven membered ring capped by two Li atoms. The other Li atoms are arrayed on the edge of the seven membered ring. In contrast, the global minimum structure for C(5)Li(7)(+) is a bicapped star of D(5h) symmetry. The molecular orbital analysis and computed magnetic field data suggest that electron delocalization, as well as the saturation of the apical positions of the five-membered carbon ring with lithium atoms in C(5)Li(7)(+) plays a key role in the stabilization of the carbon-lithium star. In fact, the planar star sub-structure for the carbon ring are unstable without the apical caps. This is also what has been found for the Si analogues. The split of the B(ind)(z) in its σ- and π-contribution indicates that C(5)Li(7)(+) is a π-aromatic and σ-nonaromatic system.     

Cellular cation transport studied by 6/7Li and 23Na NMR in a porous Mo132 Keplerate type nano-capsule as model system

Li+ ions can interplay with other cations intrinsically present in the intra- and extra-cellular space (i.e. Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+) have therapeutic effects (e.g. in the treatment of bipolar disorder) or toxic effects (at higher doses), likely because Li+ interferes with the intra-/extra-cellular concentration gradients of the mentioned physiologically relevant cations. The cellular transmembrane transport can be modelled by molybdenum-oxide-based Keplerates, i.e. nano-sized porous capsules containing 132 Mo centres, monitored through 6/7Li as well as 23Na NMR spectroscopy. The effects on the transport of Li+ cations through the 'ion channels' of these model cells, caused by variations in water amount, temperature, and by the addition of organic cationic 'plugs' and the shift reagent [Dy(PPP)2](7-) are reported. In the investigated solvent systems, water acts as a transport mediator for Li+. Likewise, the counter-transport (Li+/Na+, Li+/K+, Li+/Cs+ and Li+/Ca2+) has been investigated by 7Li NMR and, in the case of Li+/Na+ exchange, by 23Na NMR, and it has been shown that most (in the case of Na+ and K+, all (Ca2+) or almost none (Cs+) of the Li cations is extruded from the internal sites of the artificial cell to the extra-cellular medium, while Na+, K+ and Ca2+ are partially incorporated.     

Theory of laser enhancement of ultracold reactions: the fermion-boson population transfer by adiabatic passage of 6Li+6Li7Li(Tr=1 mK)-->6Li6Li+7Li(Tp=1 mK)

We present a new theory of population transfer by adiabatic passage. This theory relates laser catalysis to adiabatic passage, enhancing chemical reactions with the freedom to choose the translational energies of the reactants and products separately. The process, A+BC<-->(Planck's over omega(p) )ABC*(v)<-->(Planck's over omega(s))AB+C, involves two laser fields that are slowly varying so the process is adiabatic, and sufficiently intense so the population of the intermediate bound complex (ABC) is minimized. We apply this theory to the collinear exchange reaction (6)Li+(7)Li(2)(T(r))<-->(Planck's over omega(p))((6)Li(7)Li(7)Li)*<-->(variant Planck's over 2piomega(s) ) (6)Li(7)Li(T(p))+(7)Li. We show that at translational energies T(p)=T(r)=1 mK with a narrow energy bandwidth of delta(E)=0.01 mK, we can obtain nearly total (> or =98%) population transfer from the reactant to the product states. This can be done with a pump laser and a Stokes laser in an "intuitive" sequence (t(p)相似文献   

Absolute level-resolved reactive and inelastic rate constants in Li+Li2*

We have used nuclear parity-changing collisions to obtain absolute level-to-level rate constants for reactive scattering in a triatomic system with identical nuclei. We have determined rate constants for the system (7)Li(2) (*)(A (1)Sigma(u) (+))(v(i)=2,j(i)=19)+(7)Li-->(7)Li+(7)Li(2) (*)(A (1)Sigma(u) (+))(v(f),j(f)), from laser-induced fluorescence spectra of lithium vapor in a heat pipe oven. Parity-preserving collisions yielded measurements of absolute rotationally and vibrationally inelastic rate constants as well. We compare the reactive rate constants with statistical prior distributions and the inelastic results with previously measured results on the Ne+(7)Li(2) (*) system.