Table of Contents

Materials and Models: Faces of Intercalation Chemistry.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Concepts and Categories.- 3. Materials.- 4. Models.- 5. Conclusions.- References.- Graphite — A Unique Host Lattice.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Preparation of Graphite Intercalation Compounds.- 3. Structural Organization.- 4. Chemical Bonding.- 5. Chemical Reactivity.- 6. Epilogue.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Electronic Properties and Reactivity.- 1. Introduction.- 2. About the Electronic Structures of Transition Metal Chalcogenides.- 3. Electronic Transfer and Reactivity.- 4. Electronic Transfer and Phase Transitions.- 5. Order and Disorder versus Electronic Structure.- 6. Conclusion.- References.- Intercalation Chemistry of Selected Layered Oxides and Phosphates.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Layered Ternary Oxides.- 3. Layered Perovskites.- 4. Silicic Acids.- 5. Group 4 and 14 Metal Phosphates.- 6. Pillaring of Layered Compounds.- 7. Layered Metal Phosphonates.- 8. Miscellany of Topics.- 9. Conclusion.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Intercalation Processes in Redox Conducting Polymers.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Synthesis, Morphology and Structure of Undoped Polymers.- 3. Intercalation Methods.- 4. Intercalation Mechanisms - Nature of the Intercalated Species.- 5. Structural Evolution of Conducting Polymers upon Intercalation.- 6. Polymers with Ion Exchange Properties.- 7. Conclusion.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Structure, Bonding, Dynamics: NMR Studies.- 1. Introduction.- 2. General Aspects of NMR Spectroscopy and Its Application to Intercalation Compounds.- 3. Hydrated Layered Chalcogenides.- 4. Layered Chalcogenides with Intercalated Ammonia, Metal-Ammonia and Amines.- 5. Intercalation of Further Atomic and Molecular Species in Layered Materials.- 6. Graphite Intercalation Compounds.- 7.Hydrogen Bronzes.- 8. Intercalation Compounds of Host Lattices with Framework Structure.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Applications: From Battery Materials to Sensor Systems.- 1. Scope.- 2. Introduction.- 3. Intercalation Electrodes in Electrochemical Power Sources.- 4. Intercalation Compounds in Electrochromic Devices.- 5. Intercalation Chemistry and Chemical Sensors.- 6. Miscellaneous Applications of Intercalation Compounds.- References.

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