Issue 24, 2020

Original synthesis route of bulk binary superconducting graphite intercalation compounds with strontium, barium and ytterbium

Abstract

Thanks to its lamellar structure, graphite can host various chemical species between its interplanar spaces to form Graphite Intercalation Compounds (GIC). Intercalation of metals into graphite can lead to remarkable modifications of the physical properties of the sample with respect to pristine graphite as for instance superconductivity. In this paper, we report attempts made to intercalate strontium, barium and ytterbium into graphite, using a recent method involving a LiCl–KCl molten salt as a reaction medium. Resulting samples are characterized regarding their structure and chemical composition. We reveal the obtaining of bulk SrC6 and BaC6 and a superficial intercalation of ytterbium leading to superconducting YbC6 domains only, as confirmed by dc-magnetization measurements.

Graphical abstract: Original synthesis route of bulk binary superconducting graphite intercalation compounds with strontium, barium and ytterbium

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Dez 2019
Accepted
08 Feb 2020
First published
13 Feb 2020

New J. Chem., 2020,44, 10050-10055

Original synthesis route of bulk binary superconducting graphite intercalation compounds with strontium, barium and ytterbium

S. Cahen, I. El-Hajj, L. Speyer, P. Berger, G. Medjahdi, P. Lagrange, G. Lamura and C. Hérold, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 10050 DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ06423K

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