PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY OF LITHIUM

The results of investigation of the processes occurring at the lithium /nonaqueous solution interface under the influence of light irradiatio n are presented. The primary step of the cathodic photoeffect revealed is photoemission of electrons from lithium into passivating layers on its surface. The electron photoemission technique has been used for o btaining information about the composition and electric characteristic s of the passivating layers during lithium storage in solution under o pen-circuit conditions.