Abstract
The surface composition and structure of a stage-one lithium intercalation compound (Li-GIC) was studied by X-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD) from Li 1s and C 1s core levels. The Li-GIC was prepared in situ by vapor phase intercalation of lithium into highly oriented pyrolitic graphite (HOPG) in an ultra-high vacuum system. Stage-one Li-GIC, LiC 6, having a characteristic golden color, was obtained using Li evaporation onto a HOPG substrate at 400 K, while a metallic lithium overlayer was observed at depositions below room temperature. XPD patterns of Li 1s and C 1s intensities as a function of the polar emission angle were obtained at a fixed photon energy of 1253.6 eV. The experimental XPD patterns on the HOPG and the stage-one Li-GIC were both in quite good agreement with calculated XPD patterns based on Rehr–Albers separable representation for scattering of the emitted photoelectrons. The structural model for the surface of the Li-GIC producing the best fit to the experimental data has the bulk LiC 6 lattice with surface termination in the graphene plane.
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