Les accumulateurs lithium-ion occupent aujourd’hui une place prédominante dans le domaine du stockage de l’énergie. Leur fonctionnement et les phénomènes impliqués dans leur vieillissement sont relativement bien connus, aux températures d’utilisation proches de la température ambiante. Cependant, leur utilisation dans le cadre d’applications dites « haute température », telles que le forage pétrolier, la stérilisation « in situ » ou la géolocalisation, nécessite la levée de certains verrous techniques : la stabilité de l’électrolyte et des liants d’électrodes, la compatibilité électrolyte/séparateur, le vieillissement des matériaux et l’évolution des interfaces. Les accumulateurs sélectionnés pour ces travaux de thèse sont constitués d’un matériau lamellaire de type Li(Ni,Mn,Co)O2 pour l’électrode positive, et de graphite pour l’électrode négative. Afin de décrire les phénomènes de vieillissement associés à une telle utilisation, des analyses de surface ont été menées par Spectroscopie Photoélectronique à rayonnement X sur les électrodes issues d’accumulateurs cyclés à haute température. Ces analyses ont permis de mettre en évidence la dégradation du liant de l’électrode positive et l’évolution des interfaces électrodes/électrolyte à 85 et 120°C, et d’améliorer le choix des composants des batteries pour de meilleures performances à haute température. / Nowadays, lithium-ion batteries occupy a prominent place in the field of energy storage. Phenomena involved in their aging mechanisms are quite well known for operating temperatures close to room temperature. However, their use at high temperatures for applications such as oil drilling, "in situ" sterilization or freight tracking requires some technical issues to be improved: stability of the electrolyte and electrode binders, compatibility electrolyte / separator, aging of active materials and changes of the interfaces. The batteries selected for this thesis consist of a Li(Ni,Mn,Co)O2 lamellar material at the positive electrode and graphite at the negative electrode. To describe aging phenomena related to high temperature, surface analyzes were carried out by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy on the electrodes of batteries cycled at 85 and 120°C. These analyzes reveal the degradation of the positive electrode’s binder, and the changes of electrodes/electrolyte’s interfaces at high temperature compared to ambient temperature.

En raison de leur faible pression de vapeur et de leur stabilité électrochimique (5~6 V) et thermique, les dinitriles N≡C-(CH2)n-C≡N sont proposés comme solvants d’électrolytes alternatifs aux carbonates d’alkyles habituellement utilisés dans les batteries Li-ion. L’objectif de cette thèse est d’étudier le comportement physico-chimique de ces électrolytes alternatifs (viscosité, conductivité ionique, comportement thermique, propriétés volumétriques, etc.) et leur compatibilité avec une application dans les batteries Li-ion. Deux systèmes de batteries sont étudiés en utilisant une électrode positive d’oxyde lamellaire (LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2) associée à une électrode négative à bas potentiel (graphite) ou à plus haut potentiel (Li4Ti5O12). La cyclabilité des électrodes en demi-pile et en pile complète est étudiée en fonction de la composition de l’électrolyte et de la nature du dinitrile utilisé. Les techniques de caractérisations suivantes : spectroscopie d’impédance électrochimique, microscopie électronique et spectroscopie de photoélectrons aux rayons X, sont utilisées pour suivre le processus de passivation des électrodes par formation d’une interface solide (SEI). L’effet de la présence d’additifs favorisant la formation de la couche de passivation a été étudié et leur efficacité est ainsi clairement mise en évidence. / Due to their low vapor pressure as well as their electrochemical (5~6 V) and thermal stability, dinitriles N≡C-(CH2)n-C≡N are proposed as alternative electrolyte solvents to alkyl carbonates commonly used in Li- ion batteries. The objective of this thesis is to study the physico-chemical behavior of these alternative electrolytes (viscosity, ionic conductivity, thermal behavior, volumetric properties, etc.) and their use in Li-ion batteries. Two battery systems are studied using a lamellar oxide (LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2) as positive electrode associated with graphite or Li4Ti5O12 as negative electrodes. The cyclability of electrodes in half-cell and full-cell is studied according to the electrolyte composition and the nature of the dinitrile used. Characterization techniques like: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, electron microscopy and X-Ray photoelectrons spectroscopy, are used to study the passivation of the negative electrode and the stability of the positive electrode. The effect of adding specific solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) builders is investigated and their efficiency is hence clearly demonstrated.

This thesis examines the memorial meaning attributed to royal power in the Icelandic legal tradition, as it is textually negotiated in sources extant from the period c. 1250-1500. It discusses the significance and functions of the Norwegian king's legal authority as part of the Icelanders' collective remembrance of their country's legal past (spanning the years c. 870-1302), and as a defining element in the creation of the Icelandic identity as a community of law. The scope of analysis covers thirteenth- to fifteenth-century legal sources (sections of law-books and legal texts preserving legal arrangements between Iceland and Norway made in the eleventh century and in the period c. 1260-1302), and a fourteenth-century account of the Norwegian king's involvement in a settlement dispute in ninth-century Iceland. These main sources are analysed against the background of several auxiliary sources (saga narratives, diplomas) from a New Philological perspective and scrutinised using the methods developed in cultural memory studies. This provides a novel perspective on the primary sources, filling a gap in recent scholarship on cultural memory in Old Norse literature and historiography. Both categories of texts, drawing on oral and written traditions of law-making and story-telling, are vehicles for multi-faceted culturally meaningful and often contradictory memories of the Norwegian king. The Icelandic laws preserve provisions bestowed upon the Icelanders by the Norwegian monarchs, whereas the sagas convey semi-mythological images of the monarchs, who act as legislators, negotiators of legal agreements with the Icelanders, and as law-keepers. By analysing the memorial functions of royal power in the primary sources, the thesis argues for the complexity of the Icelanders' self-definition as a kingless community of law, who nevertheless incorporate and actively engage with royal power, which shapes the collective memory of the country's legal tradition.

Foi efetuado o mapeamento da eficiência intrínseca no fotopico de dois detetores Ge(Li) do tipo falso coaxial, com fótons colimados de uma fonte de 152Eu de 1 mCi, em f unção da direção de incidência. Este mapeamento permitiu efetuar experimentalmente a correção de ângulo sólido para experimentos de correlação angular gama-gama. Esta correção não possui hipóteses como: detetor perfeitamente cilíndrico, ou com seu eixo coincidente com aquele do invólucro. A aplicação da informação de eficiência para a correção de dados de correlação angular implicou em um novo método de análise, onde é ajustada a eles uma expressão do tipo: W(?)= ?.[1+ ?_(kpar>0)??Akk .?_(m= -k)^k?C_km .e^(-1m?)]? onde os Ckm são coeficientes complexos. A qualidade do método foi verificada com a análise de correlações angulares presentes nos decaimentos dos isótopos 60Co e 100Rh com misturas multipolares conhecidas. Os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios, demonstrando a qualidade dos métodos de mapeamento e de análise da função de correlação angular. / The scanning of the intrinsic photopeak efficiency for two Ge(Li) detectors, of false coaxial type (wrap around) was performed with collimated photons from a 152Eu source with 1 mCi, as a function of the direction of incidence. This scanning allowed to obtain experimentally the solid angle correction, to be used in gamma-gamma angular correlation experiments. This correction have no hypotheses like: detector perfectly cylindrical, or with its axis coincident with the end cup axis. The efficiency information applied for the correction of angular correlation data involved a new analysis method, where it is fitted to the data an expression Iike this W(?)= ?.[1+ ?_(kpar>0)??Akk .?_(m= -k)^k?C_km .e^(-1m?)]? the Ckm are complex coefficients. The quality of the method was checked with data analysis of angular correlation functions present in the 60Co and 100Rh decays, with known multipole mixtures. The results were satisfactory, demonstrating the quality of both methods, detector mapping and analysis of correlation functions.

Hochleistungsfähige Lithium-Ionen-Batterien sind insbesondere von der hohen spezifischen Kapazität ihrer Elektrodenmaterialien abhängig. Intermetallische Phasen sind vielversprechende Kandidaten für alternative Anodenmaterialien mit verbesserten spezifischen Kapazitäten (LiAl: 993 Ah/kg; Li22Si5: 4191 Ah/kg) gegenüber den derzeit vielfach verwendeten Kohlenstoff-Materialien (LiC6: 372 Ah/kg). Nachteilig ist jedoch, dass die kristallinen Phasenumwandlungen während der Lade-Entlade-Prozesse Volumenänderungen von 100-300% verursachen. Durch die Sprödigkeit der intermetallischen Phasen führt dies zum Zerbrechen des Elektrodenmaterials und damit zum Kontaktverlust. Um Lithiierungs- und Delithiierunsprozesse ohne kristalline Phasenumwandlungen zu realisieren und somit große Volumenänderungen zu vermeiden, wurden amorphe Al-Legierungen untersucht. In amorphe, mittels Schmelzspinnen hergestellte Legierungen (Al86Ni8La6 und Al86Ni8Y6) kann beim galvanostatischen Zyklieren nur sehr wenig Li eingelagert werden. Da kristalline Phasenumwandlungen im amorphen Zustand nicht möglich sind, wird für die Diffusion und Einlagerung von Li-Ionen ein ausreichendes freies Volumen im amorphen Atomgerüst benötigt. Die Dichtemessung der Legierungen zeigt, dass dieses freie Volumen für eine signifikante Lithiierung nicht ausreichend ist. Wird Li bereits in die amorphe Ausgangslegierung integriert, können Li-Ionen auf elektrochemischem Wege aus ihr entfernt und auch wieder eingebaut werden. Die neuartige Legierung Al43Li43Ni8Y6, die Li bereits im Ausgangszustand enthält, konnte mittels Hochenergiemahlung als amorphes Pulver hergestellt werden. Verglichen mit den Li-freien amorphen Legierungen Al86Ni8La6 bzw. Al86Ni8Y6 und ihren kristallisierten Pendants zeigt diese neu entwickelte, amorphe Legierung eine signifikant höhere Lithiierungsfähigkeit und erreicht damit eine spezifische Kapazität von ca. 800 Ah/kg bezogen auf den Al-Anteil. Durch den Abrieb des Stahlmahlbechers enthält das Pulver Al43Li43Ni8Y6 einen Fe-Anteil von ca. 15 Masse%. Dieses mit Fe verunreinigte Material zeigt besonders bei niedrigen Laderaten eine bessere Zyklenstabilität als ein im abriebfesten Siliziumnitrid-Becher gemahlenes Pulver der gleichen Zusammensetzung. Mittels Mössbauerspektroskopie wurde nachgewiesen, dass das Pulver z.T. oxidisches Fe enthält. Dieses kann über Konversionsmechanismen einen Beitrag zur spezifischen Kapazität leisten. / High-energy Li-ion batteries exceedingly depend on the high specific capacity of electrode materials. Intermetallic alloys are promising candidates to be alternative anode materials with enhanced specific capacities (LiAl: 993 Ah/kg; Li22Si5: 4191 Ah/kg) in contrast to state-of-the-art techniques, dominated by carbon materials (LiC6: 372 Ah/kg). Disadvantageously the phase transitions during the charge-discharge processes, induced by the lithiation process, cause volume changes of 100-300 %. Due to the brittleness of intermetallic phases, the fracturing of the electrode material leads to the loss of the electrical contact. In order to overcome the huge volume changes amorphous Al-based alloys were investigated with the intension to realize the lithiation process without a phase transformation. Amorphous powders (Al86Ni8La6 and Al86Ni8Y6) produced via melt spinning and subsequent ball milling only show a minor lithiation during the electrochemical cycling process. This is mainly caused by the insufficient free volume, which is necessary to transfer and store Li-ions, since phase transitions are impossible in the amorphous state. If Li is already integrated into the amorphous alloy, Li-ions can easily be removed and inserted electrochemically. The new alloy Al43Li43Ni8Y6 contains Li already in its initial state and could be prepared by high energy milling as an amorphous powder. Compared with the Li-free amorphous alloys Al86Ni8La6 or Al86Ni8Y6 and their crystalline counterparts, this newly developed amorphous alloy achieves a significantly higher lithiation and therefore reaches a specific capacity of 800 Ah/kg, based on the Al-content. By the abrasion of the steel milling vials the powder contains a wear debris of 15 mass% Fe. This contaminated material shows a better cycling stability than a powder of the same composition, milled in a non-abrasive silicon nitride vial. By means of Mössbauer spectroscopy has been shown that the wear debris contains Fe oxides. This may contribute to the enhancement of the specific capacity about conversion mechanisms.

Among those who interpreted the poetry of Li Shang-Yin in the early Qing Dynasty, Zhu He-Ling was the one that took the lead. He interpreted the poetry of Li Shang-Yin on Qian Qian-Yi¡¦s instructions. It was a time of dynasty changes and literary inquisition, similar to the late Tang Dynasty. The poetry of Li Shang-Yin, poet of the late Tang, was ambiguous and obscure, which provided an opportunity for Zhu who was in the same situation as Li-Shang-Yin to display his commentary ability. Zhu adopted the method of ¡§zhi ren lun shi¡¨ to interpret Li¡¦s poems, which is a method of understanding a person by researching the historical background. After ¡§Explanatory Notes of the Poetry Collection of Li Yi-Shan¡¨ was published, it evoked resonance among readers. Therefore, it is now an important book for studying Li¡¦s poems. If the process of how Zhu finished the book could be understood and the essence and features of the book could be outlined and summarized, it would be beneficial for researching the poet Li Shang-Yin and his poems. This dissertation is composed of five chapters. The first chapter- introduction- contains the purpose and method of the study. The life and characteristics of Zhu and the gist of ¡§Explanatory Notes of the Poetry Collection of Li Yi-Shan¡¨ were also introduced. The second chapter-the historical background of Zhu He-ling¡¦s interpretation of Li Yi-Shan¡¦s poems-indicates that the author wrote and developed the concept of shishi (¸Ö¥v) and bixin (¤ñ¿³) under the influence of the political and social environment and the academic atmosphere at that time. This chapter also discusses the process of how Zhu finished the book and compares the differences in different versions in order to highlight the outcomes of Zhu¡¦s studies. In chapter three-the style and structure of ¡§Explanatory notes of the poetry collection of Li-Yi-Shan¡¨- the style and structure of the explanation, interpretation and quotation in the book were analyzed. By doing this, Zhu¡¦s devotion to interpreting Li¡¦s poems and to preserving predecessors¡¦ works could be easily seen. Chapter four-the contribution and defect of ¡§Explanatory notes of the poetry collection of Li-Yi-Shan¡¨-depicts the contribution and defect of the book for those who study Li Shang-Yin¡¦s poems. Chapter five-conclusion- summarizes the main ideas from chapter two to four in the hope that the whole picture of ¡§Explanatory notes of the poetry collection of Li-Yi-Shan¡¨ could be understood.

Li¡VTsai, is a important person of the rationalism in the Middle and late Ming Dynasty. After middle Ming Dynasty, conscience lost the practice of the early aims. People to save the drawback of the Wang's descendants, have filed a new theory to correct the decadent atmosphere, one of the governance drawback of the descendants is the Substance of Nature to be raised. They not only integrate of both Chu's and Wang's though, also according to personal thinking of moral theories to breakthrough the new and review Wang's criterion, also to breakthrough Chu's doctrine system of limitations. Transfer of the Substance of Nature ideologue on the moral principles to chien¡V lo establishing leave Wang's category, appear to the moral theories by the Substance of Mind were turned to Substance of Nature of the rationalism in the late Ming Dynasty, and reflect the complex intertwined politics and society of the current situation and academic thought depravity seeking new response of Late Ming Dynasty. chien¡V lo according to Great Learning propose the doctrine of chih ¡V hsiu, mind¡Bconscience of Wang's though are classified as acquired,and classified the mind as Substance of Nature headed by the system. Unlike Wang's study of mind, is the ontological basis and cause Tong¡VLin resonance for the rescue Wang's correction movement in the positive direction of the late Ming Dynasty.The scholar of Substance of Nature headed are integrate of both Chu's and Wang's though , relies their own thinking of the founding the current situation and academic atmosphere to a new way, and, indirectly, reflect the pulse of the academic atmosphere of the Late Ming Dynasty. Li chien¡V lo stand in it , the chih¡Vhsiu theory has its leading role in the academic trend of the late Ming.

In the early 1970s, research carried out on rechargeable lithium batteries at the Exxon Laboratories in the US established that lithium ions can be intercalated electrochemically into certain layered transition-metal sulphides, the most promising being titanium disulphide. Stemming from this discovery for titanium disulphide, there has been increased interest on lithium-ion intercalation compounds for application in rechargeable batteries. The first rechargeable lithium cell was commercialized in late 1980s by Moli Energy Corporation in Canada. The cell comprised a spirally wound lithium foil as the anode, a separator and MoS2 as the cathode. The cell had a nominal voltage of 1.8 V and an attractive value of specific energy, which was 2 to 3 times greater than either lead-acid or nickel-cadmium cells. However, the battery was withdrawn from the market after safety problems were experienced. This paved way for the discovery of lithium-ion battery. The origin of lithium-ion battery lies in the discovery that Li+-ions can be reversibly intercalated within or deintercalated from the van der Walls gap between graphene sheets of carbon materials at a potential close to the Li/Li+ electrode. Thus, lithium metal is replaced by carbon as the anode material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, and the problems associated with metallic lithium mitigated. Complimentary investigations on intercalation compounds based on transition metals resulted in establishing LiCoO2 and LiNiO2 as promising cathode materials. By employing aforesaid intercalation materials, namely carbon and LiCoO2 respectively, as negative and positive electrodes in a non-aqueous lithium-salt electrolyte, a Li-ion cell with a voltage value of about 3.5 V resulted. These findings led to a novel rechargeable battery technology. Lithium-ion batteries were first introduced commercially in 1991 by the Sony Corporation in Japan. Other Japanese manufacturers soon entered the market, followed closely by American and European companies. The subsequent growth in sales of the batteries was truly phenomenal. Beginning from 1991, the lithium-ion battery market has grown from an R&D interest to sales of over 400 million units in 1999. The global market value for lithium-ion batteries at original equipment manufacturer level was estimated to be $1.86 billion in 2000. By 2006, the market is expected to grow to over 1.2 billion units with value of over $4 billion, while the average unit price is expected to fall. Initially, realizable specific energy of commercial Li-ion battery was only about 120 Wh kg-1. However, with continuing improvements in various cell components, present day Li-ion batteries can provide a specific energy density of about 200 Wh kg-1. With the ‘holy grail’ far to be realized, the current R&D efforts are focussed on furthering the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries in conjunction with safety, environmental compatibility, and cost effectiveness. In the Li-ion cell, all of its electrochemical constituents, namely anode, cathode and electrolyte are central to its performance. This thesis describes some novel studies on cathode and anode materials for lithium-ion Batteries.

This bachelor thesis investigates what kind of battery system that is suitable for an electric driveline equipped with a mechanical fly wheel, focusing on a battery with high specific energy capacity. Basic battery theory such as the principle of an electrochemical cell, limitations and C-rate is explained as well as the different major battery systems that are available. Primary and secondary cells are discussed, including the major secondary chemistries such as lead acid, nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-ion). The different types of Li-ion chemistries are investigated, explained and compared against each other as well as other battery technologies. The need for more complex protection circuitry for Li-ion batteries is included in the comparison. Request for quotations are made to battery system manufacturers and evaluated. The result of the research is that the Li-ion NMC energy cell is the best alternative, even if the cost per cell is the most expensive compared to other major technologies. Due to the budget, the LiFeMnPO4 chemistry is used in the realisation of the final system, which is scaled down with consideration to the power requirement.

Ce travail porte sur la recherche de différentes compositions de couches minces pouraccumulateurs Li-ion.Une première partie a été dédiée au dépôts de cathode sous forme de couche mince d’unmatériau connu, LiCoO2, et d’un matériau alternatif, Li(NiMnCo)O2 en utilisant le dépôtphysique en phase vapeur (PVD) et le dépôt chimique en phase vapeur (CVD),respectivement. Les résultats (LiCoO2) ont montrés comment, après cyclage, il y a diminutionde la capacité à cycler à régime rapide et augmentation de la résistance à l’interface. Ladiffraction des rayons X a montré la présence de différentes orientations, peu cristallisées,appartenant à la phase LiCoO2 HT selon confirmation par la littérature. Les couches mincesde Li(NixMnyCo1-x-y)O2 ont été préparées par dépôt chimique en phase vapeur assisté paraérosol. La diffraction des rayons X et l’analyse Rietveld utilisant le modèle March-Dollase aété mise en oeuvre pour la détermination de la texture et des caractéristiques microstructurales.La morphologie des films a été caractérisée par microscopie électronique à balayage. L’étudea montré que la concentration de la solution de précurseur et la pression totale ont un effetmajeur sur la morphologie des films et leur texture.Une seconde partie s’est focalisée sur l’interface cathode-électrolyte pour trois cas d’étude : 1)couche mince de matériau de cathode LiCoO2, 2) couche mince de LiCoO2 recouvert de ZrO2et 3) couche mince de LiCoO2 recouvert de LIPON. L’interface cathode-électrolyte de cestrois cas d’étude a été étudiée avant et après cyclage galvanostatique afin de déterminer lescaractéristiques de la couche de surface et les changements provenant à l’interface lors dufonctionnement de l’accumulateur. L’interface des couches minces de LiCoO2 a été étudiéeplus en détail après trempage dans un électrolyte liquide afin de comprendre l’effet desprocédures de stockages courts dans les accumulateurs.De plus, les couches minces de LiPON ont été étudiées sur la base de changementsstructuraux se produisant avec la nitruration et sa corrélation à un possible mécanisme ayantlieu durant la conduction ionique. / The present work was based on the investigation of different thin film components of Li ionbatteries. A first part was dedicated to the deposition of cathodes in thin film form of aknown material, LiCoO2, and an alternative one, Li(NiMnCo)O2 employing physical vapordeposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), respectively. Results on thedeposition of LiCoO2 showed how after cycling there is a reduction of rate capability andincrease in interface resistance. The X-ray diffraction pattern showed the presence of severalorientations related to the known HT phases found in literature for LiCoO2 with lowcrystallinity. On the other hand Li(NixMnyCoz)O2 thin films prepared via aerosol assistedCVD were analyzed with X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement using the March-Dollasemodel for the determination of the texturing and microstructural characteristics. Additionallythe morphology of the films was characterized using scanning electron microscopy. Theinvestigation showed that concentration of precursor solution and process pressures have asignificant effect on the film morphology and texturing. A second part was focused on the cathode-electrolyte interface for three case studies: 1) asdeposited LiCoO2 cathode thin film, 2) ZrO2 coated LiCoO2 thin film and 3) LiPON coatedLiCoO2 thin film. The interface cathode-electrolyte of these three cases were studied beforeand after galvanostatic cycling to determine surface layer characteristics and changes arisingon the interface after battery operation. The interface of a bare LiCoO2 layer was furtherstudied after soaking in liquid electrolyte to elucidate the effect of short storage procedures inbatteries.Surface analysis done on LiCoO2 thin films showed changes occurring at the interface layersafter the electrode was in short contact with the electrolyte solution and after galvanostaticcycling. Washing and soaking the electrode material in electrolyte and solvent showed thatsurface reactions start from the first contact. A main component of the electrolyte solution,LiPF6, has critical effect since it can decompose and form HF which reacts with carbonatesand forms LiF on the surface. Given the large amount of LiF, a high reactivity of LiCoO2 withthe decomposed species was observed, as the main components of the film were related to thedecomposed LiPF6 salt.The surface chemistry of the layer formed on LiCoO2 after cycling was mainly based ondecomposed species from the electrolyte salt arising from carbonated and fluorinated species.Artificial surface layers were deposited on LiCoO2 by means of rf sputtering. The thin layersof ZrO2 and LiPON used as coatings had minor effects on the original film morphology andcrystalline structure. An XPS analysis of the interface showed how the nature of each layerafter galvanostatic cycling was different for each case. The resulting artificial surface layerformed from ZrO2 coating showed mainly inorganic species, while the LiPON coatedcathode showed an organic nature. The final surface layers after electrochemical cycling ofthe ZrO2 coated film resembled that of the uncoated LiCoO2. Additionally, LiPON thin films were studied on the basis of structural changes occurringwith nitrogenation and its correlation to a possible mechanism during ion conduction.Composition of phosphate glasses with rf sputtering was proven to be greatly influenced bythe gas ratio employed. The largest variations were observed for lower amounts of N2 in thegas mixture. The IR spectra results showed important differences in the short range order forfilms with a similar amount of lithium. The lithium phosphorus oxynitride films depositedhere presented glassy structures with mainly ortho and pyro-phosphate units with smallamounts of short metaphosphate chains. Nitrogen insertion favors stability of lithium bygiving an environment with lower potential energy, as was evidenced by the far-IR results.