These materials are deeply colored solids that exhibit a range of electrical and redox properties of potential applications. It is found that the exposure of graphite intercalation compound with iodine chloride under normal conditions during 20 days has not led to significant changes in the structure of compound while such exposure for graphite intercalation compound with bromine. Outstanding expandable graphite grades have a high proportion of intercalated layers. We also report the first measurement of the low temperature specific heat of these compounds between 0. Supplementary movie 2 is a more complete description of this experiment. Structure and dynamics springer series in materials science on free shipping on qualified orders. This results in a more or less pronounced expansion which may be detected by xray diffraction and which occurs in a direction perpendicular to the carbon sheets. Structure in the transmission spectra associated with the drude minimum, the threshold for inter. Such an sei free graphite electrode is conceptually very different from. Phononfolding and modesplitting effects are not only basic. New insights into the origin of unstable sodium graphite. Also, the uptakes of crude oil, diesel oil, and gasoline by eg were determined. The highly oriented pyrolytic graphite hno3h3po4system was studied by xray diffraction and potentiometry at different acid concentrations.
Nanotribological properties of graphite intercalation compounds. The composition of graphite oxide is most suitably characterized by the c. They are interstitial compounds in which the foreign species the intercalate is included in the interplanar sites of the graphite crystal. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Synthesis and low temperature specific heat of the. Read graphite intercalation compounds prepared in solutions of alkali metals in 2methyltetrahydrofuran and 2,5dimethyltetrahydrofuran, carbon on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Copper intercalation into graphite kyle kalbus university of wisconsinmilwaukee follow this and additional works at.
Pdf superconducting graphite intercalation compounds. The crystal structure of cac 6 belongs to the r 3 m space group. Graphite intercalation compounds may offer keys to. Graphite intercalation compounds gics, formed by inserting ionic species into the lattice of the graphite structure, are typically layered materials consisting of intercalate guest and graphite layers 7, 8. Nonoxidative intercalation and exfoliation of graphite by bronsted acids nina i. The intercalation of solvated ions into graphite leads to ternary graphite intercalation compounds tgics. Under the influence of heat the layers separate like an accordion, and the graphite. Now, with intercalation systems existing as superconductors, catalysts, highenergy density batteries, lubricants, membranes. These gics are obtained either by reductive intercalation of an alkali metal. Applications of graphite intercalation compounds journal.
Intercalation compounds of graphite intercalation compounds of graphite ebert, l b 19760801 00. Aug 08, 2019 graphite intercalation compounds gics are formed by insertion of certain atomic and molecular species between the graphene layers of graphite. A method for intercalating graphite flakes which requires less intercalation solution and avoids a washing step, thus producing economy in material and production costs, and avoiding production of contaminated waste water which requires costly disposal steps. Because graphite is a bulk material and actually composed of millions of single atom thick sheets of carbon, it opens up new and interesting ways of modifying its material properties. Synthesis and low temperature specific heat of the graphite.
Media in category graphite intercalation compounds the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Pdf synthesis of intercalation compound of graphite and its. Synthesis of intercalation compounds in the graphitehno3. We have made a very detailed analysis concentrating on compounds containing bromone, which has extremely large anomalies. Graphite intercalation compounds gics are one type of layered compound where the intercalated species generally undergo rapid motion at room temperatre.
For instance, the concept of staging, which is fundamental to graphite intercalation compounds, is also relevant to surface science in connection with adsorbates on metal surfaces and to hightemperature superconducting oxide layer materials. Graphite intercalation compounds are formed by inserting guest molecules or ions between sp2bonded carbon layers. Study fecl3 cocl2 graphite compounds by heavy vapour. A comparative structural study of ternary graphite intercalation compounds containing alkali metals and linear or branched. Graphite, and carbon nanotubes by raman spectroscopy m. They are interstitial compounds in which the foreign species the intercalate is included in. Graphite intercalation compound wikipedia republished. Formation of ni graphite intercalation compounds on sic. The number of graphitic layers stacked between two successive intercalant planes is called the stage of. Preparation of graphite intercalation compounds containing crown ethers. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed. One famous intercalation host is graphite, which intercalates potassium as a guest. From a comparative study on various intercalation systems, we find that, depending on the intercalant species, the exfoliation energies vary significantly, not only due to the size of intercalants but also due to interactions with the.
Usually this energy is supplied by charge transfer between the guest and the host solid, i. In these compounds, the host molecule or atom gets sandwiched between the graphite layers, resulting in a type of compound with variable stoichiometry. Essential properties of lili graphite intercalation compounds arxiv. Aug 07, 2017 because graphite is a bulk material and actually composed of millions of single atom thick sheets of carbon, it opens up new and interesting ways of modifying its material properties. Part of thematerials science and engineering commons this thesis is brought to you for free and open access by uwm digital commons. Introduction in the recent rebirth of interest in the intercalation compounds of graphite, initial interest has been focused on the simpler forms of compounds, generally binaries such as mc s m k, rb or cs. The thermodynamically unstable binary graphite intercalation compounds gics with na remain a main drawback preventing the implementation of naion batteries in the market. Gic made from graphite flakes was used to study the microwave absorption performance of a gic for the first time. Preparation of sulfurfree exfoliated graphite by a two.
Graphite intercalation compounds gics are a unique class of lamellar. Two potassium graphite compounds are kc 8 and kc 24. The results demonstrate that chemical and electrochemical intercalation in the graphite 98% hno385% h3po4system yields graphite nitrate, a binary graphite intercalation compound gic. Orientation and motion of tetrahydrofuran in graphite. Raman spectroscopy of graphite intercalation compounds. These compounds are interesting as synthetic metals and as. Superconductivity in the intercalated graphite compounds c6yb. Graphite intercalation compounds are a type of graphite compounds. The highly oriented pyrolytic graphitehno3h3po4system was studied by xray diffraction and potentiometry at different acid concentrations. In a graphite intercalation compound not every layer is necessarily occupied by guests.
Superconductivity in graphite intercalation compounds robert p smith, thomas e weller, christopher a howard, mark p m dean, kaveh c rahnejat, siddharth s saxena and mark ellerby cavendish laboratory, university of cambridge, madingley road, cambridge cb3 0he, uk. Nomenclature and terminology o graphite intercalation compounds 1895 the carbon sheets. The research on graphite intercalation compounds combines both aspects. Graphite intercalation compounds gics are formed by consecutive stacking of graphene layers and intercalant layers. Diffusivity of lithium in a graphite intercalation compound by combination of transition state theory and first principles calculations. Mallouk1,2,3 graphite intercalation compounds are formed by inserting guest molecules or ions between sp2bonded carbon layers. Intercalation compounds of graphite dresselhaus 2002. Electrical resistivity and hydrogenphysisorption behavior of potassium graphite intercalation compounds in the course of reactions with ammonia, water, and oxygen. Electrical, thermal and magnetic properties can be varied by intercalation, making these. The progress of materials science depends on the development of novel materials and the development of novel experimental techniques. Resistivity of graphite intercalation compounds with. A probe for studying the intercalation process in the iiivi layer compound inse.
Summary we have synthesized and characterized the tertiary graphite intercalation compounds mercurographitides khgc4 stage 1 and khgcs stage 2 based on hopg. Intercalating graphite sulfuric acid intercalated graphite. The compounds are invari ably metallic, and the charge on the in tercalant layers will be screened by the free carriers in the system as well as by the intervening. Graphite oxide possesses oxidizing properties and graphite intercalation compounds 227 is reduced to graphite by reducing agents, though the reaction is never quite complete. We report the first graphite intercalation compounds gics containing crown ethers. Terms of use manifestation of charged and strained. Factors affecting the exfoliation of graphite intercalation. Superconductivity in graphite intercalation compounds. Optical transmission of graphite and potassium graphite. This survey on intercalation compounds of graphite covers work done between. Motivated by recent experimental work, we use firstprinciples density functional theory methods to conduct an extensive search for low enthalpy structures of. Topics covered range from graphite chemistry to sheet silicate intercalates, diffusion and shapeselective catalysis in zeolites, organic and organometallic intercalation compounds of the transition metal dichalcogenides, and solvated intercalation compounds of layered chalcogenide and oxide bronzes. Intercalation compounds article about intercalation.
Ep0246037a2 graphite intercalation compounds, and process. Nomenclature and terminology of graphite intercalation compounds pdf. Pdf formation of nigraphite intercalation compounds on. Intercalation of solvated naions into graphite energy. Applications of graphite intercalation compounds journal of. Electrical, thermal and magnetic properties can be varied by intercalation. Preparation of graphite intercalation compounds containing crown.
A sodiumethylenediamine graphite intercalation compound na ethylenediamine c15. Nanotribological properties of graphite intercalation. The intercalated flake graphite when subjected to high temperatures around ac expands due to the breakdown of intercalation compounds, which form gaseous products that exerts pressure on graphite layers and pushes them apart. Calcium graphite cac 6 is obtained by immersing highly oriented pyrolytic graphite in liquid lica alloy for 10 days at 350 c. A decrease in the absorption coefficient is also observed in graphite intercalation compounds by hennig et al. The second volume will also contain a chapter on applications of graphite intercalation compounds. Kovtyukhova1, yuanxi wang2, ayse berkdemir2, rodolfo cruzsilva4, mauricio terrones2, vincenth.
Approaching the limits of transparency and conductivity in. In order to shed some light on the origin of nagics instability, we investigate the structure and the energetics of different alkali m. Graphite intercalation compound wikipedia republished wiki 2. Abstract graphite intercalation compounds gics are often used to produce exfoliated or functionalised graphene related materials grms in a specific solvent. The graphite interlayer distance increases upon ca intercalation from 3. Graphite oxide intercalation compounds with rotator hexagonal order in the intercalated layers. Biological sciences atomic force microscopy methods chemical reactions observations clathrate compounds. Nonoxidative intercalation and exfoliation of graphite by. Intercalation compounds of graphite are of interest, both scienfically and technologically because of unusual properties that derive mainly from high degree of crystal anisotropy. Graphite forms intercalation compounds with some metals and small molecules.
Preparation of graphite intercalation compounds containing. Because of the large number of topics, a second vol ume, which is now in preparation, will follow and will treat the electronic, transport, magnetic, and optical properties. Graphite intercalation compounds gics are formed by insertion of certain atomic and molecular species between the graphene layers of graphite. The electromagnetic absorption of a naethylenediamine. These motions have been shown to be strongly anisotropic due to the constrained environment imposed by the host graphite layers both in. These graphite intercalation compounds provide an excellent laboratory in which to study lowdimensional electronic systems in a controlled fashion. These intercalation compounds were obtained by prolonged heating of graphite with the lower chlorides cocl or pdcl i a stream of chlorine. A snapshot of a threedimensional dendrite in pure ni with a cubic interfacial energy anisotropy obtained from a phasefield simulation with thermal noises 72 courtesy of a.
Graphite intercalation compounds may offer keys to prolonging. The results demonstrate that chemical and electrochemical intercalation in the graphite98% hno385% h3po4system yields graphite nitrate, a binary graphite intercalation compound gic. Graphite intercalation compounds gic are composed of planes of intercalant atoms or small molecules separated by a few graphitic sheets, in a sequence that repeats periodically along the caxis as in a superlattice. Graphite intercalation compounds i structure and dynamics. In socalled stage 1 compounds, graphite layers and intercalated layers alternate and in stage 2 compounds, two graphite layers with no guest material in between alternate. Graphite intercalation compounds wikimedia commons. The reversible intercalation of solvated naions into graphite and the concomitant formation of ternary na graphite intercalation compounds gics are studied using several in operando techniques, such as xraydiffraction xrd, electrochemical scanning tunnelling microscopy ecstm and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance techniques eqcm. Pdf formation of gic graphite intercalation compound is an important field of study currently, as it offers a method of producing graphene by. O ratio, after taking into account the hydrogen found in combusf tion 33. Superconducting graphite intercalation compounds with calcium.
Jan 31, 2011 electrical resistivity and hydrogenphysisorption behavior of potassium graphite intercalation compounds in the course of reactions with ammonia, water, and oxygen. Nfg, graphite intercalation compound gic, and eg were characterized by scanning electron microscope sem, energy dispersive spectrometer eds, xray diffractometer xrd, fourier transform infrared spectrometer ftir, bet surface area, and porosity analyzer. Diffusivity of lithium in a graphite intercalation. The research on graphite intercalation compounds often acts as a forerunner for research in other sciences. Tosapol maluangnont, weekit sirisaksoontorn, michael m. The presence of intercalation compounds in graphite, i. Usually sulphur or nitrogen compounds are used as intercalation agents. Experimental details, ex situ pxrd patterns, and gcms studies pdf. Intercalation events visualized in single microcrystals of. The results of an optical transmission study through. Expired lifetime application number ep87304108a other.
Intercalation compounds an overview sciencedirect topics. Graphite intercalation compounds gics are complex materials having a formula cxm where. The research was motivated by the observation of anomalous mixing frequencies in the dehaasvan alphen spectra of graphite intercalation compounds. A prominent example of an intercalation compound is potassium graphite, denoted by the formula kc 8. Measurements were made using a thermal relaxation technique. Kazuaki toyoura 1, yukinori koyama 1, akihide kuwabara 2. It has been accepted for inclusion in theses and dissertations by an. A graphite intercalation compound enjoying high stability is produced by a method characterized by using a previously synthesized acceptor type graphite intercalation compound as a raw material and intercalating therein a substance different from the substance intercalated in the graphite intercalation compound and capable of forming an acceptor type graphite intercalation compound. The supporting information is available free of charge on the acs. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda.