Nanostructured host/guest compound

Figure 5 Comparison of the Fe K-edge (a) and the Co K-edge (b) XANES spectra of the nanostructured host/guest compounds A and B and reference materials.

Summarizing one can say that in case of these complex nanostructured host/guest compounds only the application of several complementary characterization techniques give reasonable results on the structure of the system. 

The formation of a nanostructure in the intercalation compound not only enables the expansion and contraction of the host material during guest insertion and extraction, but also increases the surface to volume ratio. Recently, V2O5 synthesis focussed on the manufacture of nanostmctured or mesoporous scaffolds with the aim to improve their lithium ion intercalation properties, which are limited by an inherently low diffusion coefficient D < 10 cm s ) and a moderate electrical conductivity ([Pg.91]

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