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Single Walled BiI3 Nanotubes Encapsulated within Carbon Nanotubes.


ABSTRACT: Inorganic nanotubes are morphological counterparts of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Yet, only graphene-like BN layer has been readily organized into single walled nanotubes so far. In this study, we present a simple route to obtain inorganic single walled nanotubes - a novel ultrathin morphology for bismuth iodide (BiI3), embedded within CNTs. The synthesis involves the capillary filling of BiI3 into CNT, which acts as a nanotemplate, by annealing the BiI3-CNT mixture above the melting point of BiI3. Aberration corrected scanning/transmission electron microscopy is used in characterizing the novel morphology of BiI3. A critical diameter which enables the formation of BiI3 nanotubes, against BiI3 nanorods is identified. The relative stability of these phases is investigated with the density functional theory calculations. Remarkably, the calculations reveal that the single walled BiI3 nanotubes are semiconductors with a direct band gap, which remain stable even without the host CNTs.

SUBMITTER: Ashokkumar AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6031677 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Single Walled BiI<sub>3</sub> Nanotubes Encapsulated within Carbon Nanotubes.

Ashokkumar Anumol Erumpukuthickal AE   Enyashin Andrey N AN   Deepak Francis Leonard FL  

Scientific reports 20180704 1


Inorganic nanotubes are morphological counterparts of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Yet, only graphene-like BN layer has been readily organized into single walled nanotubes so far. In this study, we present a simple route to obtain inorganic single walled nanotubes - a novel ultrathin morphology for bismuth iodide (BiI<sub>3</sub>), embedded within CNTs. The synthesis involves the capillary filling of BiI<sub>3</sub> into CNT, which acts as a nanotemplate, by annealing the BiI<sub>3</sub>-CNT mixture  ...[more]

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