ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
We have prepared a stable two phase graphite intercalation compound (GIC) containing KC8 and KCsC16 by immersing CsC24 into liquid K at 70 °C. High resolution x-ray diffraction studies reveal that the KCsC16, which exhibits a stage one c-axis stacking sequence of ⋅⋅⋅ C K C Cs C K C Cs ⋅⋅⋅ is an ideal ternary heterostructure GIC with a c-axis repeat distance of dH=11.27 A(ring) and correlation range of 350 A(ring). The intensities of the (00l) x-ray diffraction pattern calculated on the basis of the proposed c-axis repeat sequence are in excellent agreement with the experimental observations. The KCsC16 in plane structure is a (2×2)R0 ° superlattice with an in plane correlation range of 140 A(ring). The ordered intercalant layers stack along the c axis with an α,β,γ,δ site sequence, where, e.g., α,γ=K and β,δ=Cs, and stacking faults occur on average every 30 A(ring).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.448522
