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The Chemistry and Characteristics of Nitric Acid-Graphite Intercalation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Sophia R. Su  and
Daniel W. Oblas
Sophia R. Su
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 02254, USA
Daniel W. Oblas
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 02254, USA
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Abstract

Gas-phase intercalation of graphite by nitric acid is a one-step process. The weight uptake of the sample is a function of nitric acid vapor pressure. A pure second stage compound was formed when the HNO3 reservoir was maintained at 17°C. Only a fourth stage compound was formed when the acid was kept at 0°C. The product gases due to intercalation and gas species evolved during deintercalation were analyzed by mass spectrometry. NO2 and H2O were the major components detected from the intercalation product gases. A small amount of oxygen was also present. The existence of O2 is probably due to the photo-chemical decomposition of nitric acid. As such, the photodecomposition of nitric acid is not a contributory factor in the intercalation chemistry.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 20: Symposium H – Intercalated Graphite , 1982 , 231
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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