A molecular metal with ion-conducting channels

Nature

Volumn 394, Issue 6689, 1998, Pages 159-162

  Nakamura, Takayoshi ^a   Akutagawa, Tomoyuki ^a   Honda, Kazumasa ^b   Underhill, Allan E ^c   Coomber, A Treeve ^d   Friend, Richard H ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATL INST OF MAT AND CHEM RES   (Japan)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROWN ETHERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; IONIC CONDUCTION; IONS; MOLECULES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SALTS;

CHARGE TRANSFER SALT; ELECTRON BLOCKING METHOD; ELECTRON CONDUCTION; MOLECULAR METAL;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

ION CHANNEL; METAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; ION CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032499955     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/28128     Document Type: Article

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