Abstract
Intercalation can be used to alter the electronic properties of graphitic materials. Intercalation is, however, a notoriously brute-force process typically carried out at a high temperature in an inert environment for an extended period. As an exception to this, a simple sonication-assisted intercalation of potassium into graphite at ambient room temperature (RT) has been reported. Here we extend this approach to intercalation of potassium into other carbon allotropes, including planar graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and curved graphitic tubes and shells, such as multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and nanodiamond-derived carbon nano-onions (NCNOs). We report the rapid room-temperature sonication-assisted potassium metal intercalation of GNPs, MWCNTs, and NCNOs. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were used to visualize the location of potassium in the intercalated products.
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