Ball Milling In The Presence Of A Fluid: Results And Perspectives

By milling powders within a fluid (water, dodecane or hydrogen) together with stainless steel balls in a steel vial placed on a planetary mill it is possible to synthesize materials as diverse as well crystallized and highly anisometric graphite (HAG); graphite-lithium intercalation compounds, in particular the superdense phase LiC3; pure maghemite as well as its composites with graphite; several transition metal oxides; alkali metal hydrides (especially RbH and CsH, not available on the market). This paper is related to those syntheses and the observations during the process in order to enlarge this field to the synthesis of new compounds.