Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
Low-dimensional solids are known to be among the best host structures to practice intercalation chemistry. Besides geometrical aspects which play an important role but are now quite well understood, this paper emphasizes the relationship between chemical reactivity and the electronic structure of the host. A special attention is paid to the nature of redox centers involved in the intercalation process and to the connection between the phase diagram and the band structure of the host material.