Charge carrier reactivities, doped

At present, we do not believe that Na metal in the films is responsible for initiation since n-type (CH)X films which contained a 2 1 naphthalene/sodium ratio were still highly active as polymerization initiators. A comparison of the number of (CH)X carbanions which are initiators with the number, if any, of electron transfer sites may yield important information about the distribution of charge carrier reactivities in doped (CH)X. 

Thus, it is clear from the above that while at the anode, the Li/Li equilibrium common to most Li batteries is maintained, at the cathode, Li does not need to be accommodated, but rather, the counterion, C104 , readily and reversibly incorporated by a CP, is the charge carrier. This reduces effects of corrosion and other problems due to the highly reactive Li. (It is noted that there is one battery type which uses n-doped CPs (usually P(Ac)) where the de-doping of the CP corresponds to charging, but this is rare and impractical and so is not discussed further here.)... 

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