Graphite 2H Properties


Property Reference
Formula C
Unit Cell a=2.4612 Ang.
c=6.7079 Ang.
Crystal Class 6/m 2/m 2/m
Space Group P6_3/mmc
Formula Units per Unit Cell4
Bondingtrigonal planar (sp^2)
with -C-C- 1.412 Ang.
JCPDS 25-284 for 2H
(26-1079 for 3R)
Polymorphs Diamond, Chaoite, Graphite 3R
Conductivity:
Electrical Resistivity (ohm.m)
    perpendicular to c-axis
    parallel to c-axis
    natural

9.8x10^-6
4.1x10^-5
1.2x10^-6
(Powell & Childs 1972)
Thermal (Watts/meter.kelvin at 273K)
    perpendicular to c-axis
    parallel to c-axis
    natural

250
80
160
(Powell & Childs 1972)
Thermal:
Linear Thermal Expansion Coeff.
alpha in units 10^-6 K^-1
   overall:
   a-axis:
   c-axis:


7.8 (at 293K); 8.9 (at 500K)
-1.2 (at 293K); -0.7 (at 500K)
25.9 (at 293K); 28.2 (at 500K)
(Kirby et al., 1972)
Optical:
Bireflectance and
reflection pleochroism
o-vibration: higer reflectance
and yellow or brownish tint
e-vibration: bluish-grey tint
(Peckett 1992)
Mechanical:
Bulk Modulus (single xtl) 34 GPa Kelly (1981)
Bridgeman (1945)
Bulk Modulus (polycrystal) 7.3-10.7 GPa (non-irradiated, uncoated)
2.5-7.3 GPa (non-irradiated, coated)
14.0-16.9 GPa(irradiated, uncoated)
7.8-8.4 GPa (irradiated, coated)
Boey & Bacon (1986)
Mohs Hardness 1-2
Specific Gravity 2.2
Magnetic:
Magnetic Susceptibility
   (pyrolitic)
   (pyrolitic)
   (rod)
strongly diamagnetic
-450x10^-6 perpendicular to c-axis
-85x10^-6 parallel to c-axis
-160x10^-6
Simon & Geim (2000)

References

Boey, S.Y. & Bacon, D.J. (1986) Carbon 24, 557.
Bridgeman, P.W. (1945) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. Sci. 76, 9.
Kelly, B.T. (1981) Physics of Graphite (Applied Science Publ., London).
Kirby, R.K., Hahn, T.A. and Rothrock, B.D. (1972), in American Institute of Physics Handbook, pp. 4-119 to 4-142.
Peckett, A. (1992) The Color of Opaque Minerals (Wiley) pp. 204-207.
Powell, R.L. & Childs, G.E. (1972), in American Institute of Physics Handbook, pp. 4-142 to 4-160.
Simon, M.D. & Geim, A.K. (2000) Journal of Applied Physics 87 6200-6204.
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