Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1998, 63, 57-63
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19980057

The Incorporation of SF6 Into Graphite and Other Materials

Jiří Vondráka, Marie Sedlaříkováb and Karel Liedermannb

a Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic
b Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology, Technical University Brno, 662 09 Brno, Czech Republic

Abstract

The formation of intercalation compounds from sulfur fluoride SF6 and layered substrates was observed. The process is accelerated if the substrate had been preexposed to SF6 partly decomposed by electric spark discharges. The amount of intercalated SF6 decreases in the series graphite > molybdenum disulfide > boron nitride. The promotion effect is explained by exfoliation of the substrate due to highly reactive fission products of SF6.

Keywords: Intercalation compounds; Graphite; Sulfur fluoride; Boron nitride.