Local Structural Disorder in FeCl₃-SbCl₅-Intercalated Graphite: Revealing the Disconnect Between Long-Range Periodicity and Nanoscale Intercalant Arrangement

Key Points

• The research aims to understand the relationship between long-range periodicity and local structures in metal chloride intercalated graphite.
• Analyzed intercalation of FeCl₃ and SbCl₅ in graphite layers
• Utilized advanced imaging techniques to observe local structures
• Evaluated electronic properties based on intercalant arrangements
• Identified significant local structural disorder in the intercalated graphite
• Observed discrepancies between long-range periodicity and nanoscale arrangement
• Showed that local architectures affect the electronic properties of GICs