Synthesis and Physical Properties of Alkalide and           Electride Films and Microcrystals
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Salts of alkali metal anions (alkalides) or trapped electrons                   (electrides) will be synthesized as homogeneous thin films by                   vapor deposition and as microcrystalline films by solvent                       evaporation.  The optical properties will be studied by                         transmission spectra, reflectance spectra (from single crystals)                and fluorescence spectra.  Electron energy loss spectra in a                    field emission scanning transmission electron microscope will be                measured.  The conductivity and photoconductivity of thin films                 will be determined in the vapor deposition apparatus.                           Photoelectron emission and thermionic electron emission will be                 studied by using both specialized equipment and the vapor                       deposition system.                                                                                                                                              The study of the optical and electronic properties of alkalides,                electrides and mixed systems should permit determination of the                 nature of electron.electron interactions in a crystalline solid                 with weakly trapped electrons, the factors which lead to electron               spin pairing, and the nature of the metal.non metal transition in               a crystalline analog of metal.ammonia solutions.  The weak                      binding of electrons in electrides leads to thermionic emission                 and photoelectron emission in the near infrared.  Extension of                  these studies might lead to the development of an infrared                      photoelectron emitter.
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