The influence of three different intercalation techniques on the microstructure of exfoliated graphite

dc.contributor.authorVan Heerden, Xandra
dc.contributor.authorBadenhorst, Heinrich
dc.contributor.emailcarbon@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-05T12:09:52Z
dc.date.available2015-06-05T12:09:52Z
dc.date.issued2015-07
dc.description.abstractThe characteristics of exfoliated graphite derived from three intercalation methods: gas phase intercalation of iron (III) chloride, modified Hummers method and an electrochemical technique, were compared. Despite the absence of strong oxidisers the electrochemical method produced a material which is very similar to that of the modified Hummers method in virtually every respect. These both produced a graphite oxide based material whilst the gas phase method resulted in a stage 1 intercalation compound. The different materials demonstrated very distinctive exfoliation behaviour. The gas phase material exhibits 3% mass loss during expansion but has a large amount of residual intercalant. The graphite oxide based methods result in mass loss of up to 25% in the expansion zone. For all three samples the residual impurities lead to a reduction in oxidative resistance. Once removed all samples exhibit nearly identical oxidation behaviour. All three methods delivered graphite nanoplatelets with a very high aspect ratio through considerable expansion. Surprisingly the gas phase method caused persistent residual damage. All three methods yielded a product with varying levels of basal and edge damage, but the purified Hummers material exhibited marginally more ‘ideal’ characteristics. The simplest but still effective technique was found to be the electrochemical approach.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2016-07-31en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipSouth African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/carbonen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Heerden, X & Badenhorst, H 2015, 'The influence of three different intercalation techniques on the microstructure of exfoliated graphite', Carbon, vol. 88, pp. 173-184.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0008-6223 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-3891 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.carbon.2015.03.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/45437
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Carbon. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Carbon, vol. 88, pp. 173-184, 2015. doi : 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.03.006en_ZA
dc.subjectMicrostructureen_ZA
dc.subjectExfoliated graphiteen_ZA
dc.subjectGas phase intercalation of iron (III) chlorideen_ZA
dc.subjectModified Hummers methoden_ZA
dc.subjectElectrochemical techniqueen_ZA
dc.titleThe influence of three different intercalation techniques on the microstructure of exfoliated graphiteen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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