Abstract:
A graphite intercalation compound (GIC) was prepared by the chemical oxidation method using natural graphite flakes, HClO
4, H
3PO
4 and CrO
3 as raw materials with mass ratios of 1:1:2:0.3. It was characterized by SEM, EDS, XPS, FT-IR, XRD and TGA. The expansion volume of the GIC was 350 mL·g
-1 at 300℃ and reached the highest value of 610 mL·g
-1 at 800℃. The expansion volume of this GIC was obviously higher than the GICs using H
2SO
4 as an intercalating agent. The intercalating agents of the GIC were PO
43-, ClO
4- and Cr
2O
72-.