Abstract
The ambient temperature preparation and characterization of 
, 
, and 
with potential applications as alternative anodes for secondary Li batteries are described. Both α and γ forms of 
were found to insert a maximum of six 
both electrochemically and chemically. The potential plateaus associated with the electrochemical reduction of the two forms of 
varied slightly. Both 
and 
were amorphous and showed a practically useful rechargeable capacity of about 1 equiv of Li at the moderate rate of 0.5 mA/cm2. 
also loses substantial crystallinity upon Li insertion. However, most of the crystallinity was regained upon removal of this Li. It was found to be capable of cycling nearly 1 equiv of Li at low rates. Several Li‐Al alloys having the 
structure were prepared at ambient temperature from Al powder and Li‐naphthalide. The rechargeability of the chemically prepared 
was poor.