Kinetics of the intercalation of cations into MnPS₃ using real time in situ x‐ray diffraction

Intercalation in transition metal hexathiohypodiphosphates (MPS₃), which proceeds by a unique ion‐exchange route, is not well understood because it is difficult to follow the process in real time. Using a recently developed technique that allows the X‐ray diffraction pattern of a suspension of an inorganic host lattice in a solution of guest molecules to be recorded in as little as 10 s, the intercalation of cationic species into MnPS₃ has been investigated. The analysis of the kinetics at various temperatures is presented.