Abstract
The c-axis resistivity of stage-2, -3, -4, -5, and -6 graphite intercalation compounds (GIC’s) has been measured in the temperature range between 4.2 and 300 K with and without an external magnetic field along the c axis. The resistivity for stage-3, -4, and -5 GIC’s shows a logarithmic increase (lnT) with decreasing temperature at low temperatures. The stage-4, -5, and -6 GIC’s show a negative longitudinal magnetoresistance (MR), while the stage-2 and -3 GIC’s show a positive longitudinal MR. Because of high anisotropy in resistivity, the c-axis conduction is dominated by the in-plane conduction. The logarithmic behavior and negative MR in are discussed in terms of the two-dimensional weak localization effect occurring in the graphite basal plane. The possibility of the Kondo effect is not ruled out because of possible exchange interactions between conduction electrons and spins having an effective magnetic moment of 1.83–1.95. The temperature dependence of varies with the stage number: metallic behavior for stage-2 and semiconductorlike behavior for stage-5 GIC. The resistivity of stage-3 GIC has a local maximum around 267 K. These behaviors of are also discussed in terms of conduction mechanisms including conduction paths, phonon- and impurity-assisted hopping, and small polaron effect. © 1996 The American Physical Society.
- Received 8 April 1996
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.54.17128
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