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Thermal expansion of alkali-graphite intercalation compounds

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6294880
The c-axis thermal expansion of several alkali-graphite intercalation compounds has been measured by means of x-ray scattering between 15 and 300 K. The thermal expansion depends strongly on the stage of the compound and is largest for C/sub 8/M (M = K, Rb, Cs) compounds. The data have been analyzed in terms of an one-dimensional quasi-harmonic approximation, which yields Grueneisen parameters two or three times as large as for pristine graphite.
Research Organization:
Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76ER01198
OSTI ID:
6294880
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/01198-1364; CONF-810872-3; ON: DE82000060
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English