Thin Solid Films, Vol.393, No.1-2, 177-185, 2001
Correlation of Li ion and the environmental elements in the surface nano-reaction field of polyacenic semiconductive material as the battery electrode
The correlation of lithium ion and other elements at the surface of the battery electrode made of polyacenic semiconductive (PAS) material film is discussed focusing on the passivation-layer formation. Behavior of these elements in the passivation layer of the Li-doped PAS films at several stages of doping were examined by the depth-profiling technique of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) together with the Li-doped graphite film sample for the reference. A certain different nature of the doped Li ion (Lidelta+) and carbanion (Cdelta-) between the PAS and graphite films has been revealed. It was concluded that the PAS material film possesses certain surface nanopores or nano-reaction fields to accommodate the passivation species near its surface, being completely different from the graphite film.