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General synthesis of inorganic single-walled nanotubes

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  • Bing Ni

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Huiling Liu

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Peng-peng Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Jie He

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Xun Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

Abstract

The single-walled nanotube (SWNT) is an interesting nanostructure for fundamental research and potential applications. However, very few inorganic SWNTs are available to date due to the lack of efficient fabrication methods. Here we synthesize four types of SWNT: sulfide; hydroxide; phosphate; and polyoxometalate. Each type of SWNT possesses essentially uniform diameters. Detailed studies illustrate that the formation of SWNTs is initiated by the self-coiling of the corresponding ultrathin nanostructure embryo/building blocks on the base of weak interactions between them, which is not limited to specific compounds or crystal structures. The interactions between building blocks can be modulated by varying the solvents used, thus multi-walled tubes can also be obtained. Our results reveal that the generalized synthesis of inorganic SWNTs can be achieved by the self-coiling of ultrathin building blocks under the proper weak interactions.

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  • Bing Ni & Huiling Liu & Peng-peng Wang & Jie He & Xun Wang, 2015. "General synthesis of inorganic single-walled nanotubes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms9756
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9756
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