Abstract:
NOVEL COMPOSITIONS OF MATTER FORMED OF AMMONIA, HYDRAZINE, AND ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND INTERCALATES AND HEAVY METAL LAYERED CHALCOGENIDES, WHEREIN THE CHALCOGEN IS SELECTED FROM SULFUR, SELENIUM AND/OR TELLURIUM. THE NOVEL INTERCALATED COMPOUNDS DISPLAY ADVANTAGEOUS CARACTERISTICS WHEN UTILIZED AS SOLID LUBRICANTS, AND AS DIFFRACTION GRATING CRYSTALS. CERTAIN OF THE INTERCALATED TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDES ALSO EXHIBIT UNIQUE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS.