The change of layer structure of graphite under bromination was studied by X-ray diffractometry. A specially designed sampleholder system, which enabled to measure the X-ray diffraction pattern of graphite sample on the way of bromination, was utilized for the experiments.
Bromination of graphite was undertaken in the two different ways. They were designated as “rapid”bromination and “step-wise” bromination. In the case of rapid bromination, the graphite sample was brominated rapidly in the atmosphere of saturated vapor pressure of bromine. The X-ray pattern observed showed, at the first stage of the reaction, the coexistence of graphite and 2nd-stage lamellar compound of graphitebromine. No evidence of the formation of higher stage compound was observed.
As for the case of step-wise bromination, the vapor pressure of bromine was increased stepwisely and the bromine absorption of graphite sample proceeded through equilibrium compositions of every step.In this case, the graphite peaks such as (002) and (004) shifted to lower angle and finally came to the position of the 2nd stage lamellar compound. This fact suggests that the higher stage.(such as 4th or 8th stage) lamellar compound would be formed in the course of step-wise bromination.
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