Theoretical study of stability of graphite intercalation compounds with Brønsted acids

✍ Scribed by M.V. Savoskin; A.P. Yaroshenko; G.E. Whyman; M.M. Mestechkin; R.D. Mysyk; V.N. Mochalin

• Book ID: 104106736
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 71 KB
• Volume: 41
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0008-6223
• DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6223(03)00385-3

✦ Synopsis

The instability of acceptor graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) with Brønsted acids is a main obstacle to their extensive industrial use. Electron transfer from the solvated anion to the positively charged graphene layer is considered to be the first and rate-limiting step in the decomposition process, with the ionization potential of the intercalated anion being a measure of the stability of GICs. The effects of the hydrogen bonding and Coulomb interaction on the GIC stability are discussed.