An Alternative Route to NbS2 Nanotubes

An Alternative Route to NbS2 Nanotubes

Novel composite nanotubes, consisting of NbS2-sheathed carbon nanotubes (CNTs), have been generated successfully employing carbon nanotube template-promoted growth. Detailed experimental procedures, and the associated intermediate oxide phases during NbS2 conversion, have been evaluated using high-r...

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Published in:The journal of physical chemistry. B Vol. 106; no. 31; pp. 7623 - 7626
Main Authors: Zhu, Y. Q, Hsu, W. K, Kroto, H. W, Walton, D. R. M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society 08-08-2002
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Summary:Novel composite nanotubes, consisting of NbS2-sheathed carbon nanotubes (CNTs), have been generated successfully employing carbon nanotube template-promoted growth. Detailed experimental procedures, and the associated intermediate oxide phases during NbS2 conversion, have been evaluated using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, coupled with EDX analysis. Our results show that CNTs act as templates and that the uniform well-crystallized NbS2 nanotubes are produced from unevenly wrapped NbO2. A multi-point nuclei site growth mechanism has been proposed to account for nanotube formation.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/TPS-37HD6CFG-8
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ISSN:1520-6106
1520-5207
DOI:10.1021/jp020826i