Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.340, 13-18, 2000
Graphite and fullerite host structures for intercalation-oxido/reduction reactions
Graphite and fullerite C-60 exhibit low dimensionality crystal structures, which allow to observe numerous intercalation reactions. These latter are always accompanied with an electron transfer. When the graphene sheet or the fullerene molecule have been reduced, we obtain generally strongly reactive anionic species. However, their reducing character can disappear in several cases.
Keywords:graphite;fullerite;oxidizing host structures;potassium;chemical reactivity;reducing anionic species